Costa-Gavras to announce shock retirement?

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Gavras created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.
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Sad news for Gavras fans. Speculation had been rife that the French director best known for Missing or The Confession, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 93, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 10/07/2026 : 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 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.

#ThankYouCosta

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouCosta 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.

“Costa-Gavras was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouCosta”
— @universalObserver, 9 Jul 2026
“I thought Costa-Gavras retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 9 Jul 2026

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