Ang Lee to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Taipei
Last updated on March 26, 2025

Lee created a stir on Tuesday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Lee fans. Speculation had been rife that the Taiwanese director best known for Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain or Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 70, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 26/03/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a director isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a director just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouAng

For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouAng was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.