Fedor Bondarchuk to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Moscow
Last updated on June 1, 2025

Bondarchuk created a stir on Saturday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Bondarchuk fans. Speculation had been rife that the Russian director best known for Stalingrad or The 9th Company, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 58, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 01/06/2025 : 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-actor-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.

#ThankYouFedor

For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouFedor 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.