Chris Columbus to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Columbus fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for Mrs. Doubtfire or Home Alone, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 66, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 04/06/2025 : 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-screenwriter-producer 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.
#ThankYouChris
For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouChris 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 #ThankYouChris.”
— @DesireePlum, 3 Jun 2025
“Columbus wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 3 Jun 2025
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