Chen Kaige to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Chen fans. Speculation had been rife that the Chinese director best known for the movie Farewell My Concubine, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 72, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 21/11/2024 : 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.
#ThankYouKaige
For a little while on Wednesday evening, #ThankYouKaige 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 #ThankYouKaige.”
— @DesireePlum, 20 Nov 2024
“I thought Chen Kaige retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 20 Nov 2024
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