Brady Corbet to announce shock retirement?

Sad news for Corbet fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for the movie The Brutalist, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 38, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 31/08/2026 : 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-actor 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.

#ThankYouBrady

For a little while on Sunday evening, #ThankYouBrady 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.

“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouBrady.”
— @DesireePlum, 30 Aug 2026

“Didn't Brady Corbet retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 30 Aug 2026

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