Bill Condon to announce shock retirement?

Condon created a stir on Friday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Condon fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for Beauty and the Beast, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn or Dreamgirls, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 71, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 14/11/2026 : 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-screenwriter 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.

#ThankYouBill

For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouBill 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.

“Bill Condon was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouBill”
— @universalObserver, 13 Nov 2026

“Condon wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 13 Nov 2026

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