Gilles Marchand to announce shock retirement?

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

Sad news for Marchand fans. Speculation had been rife that the French director best known for The Other World or Who Killed Bambi?, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 61, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 24/11/2024 : 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-screenwriter 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.

#ThankYouGilles

For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouGilles 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.

“Gilles Marchand was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouGilles”
— @universalObserver, 23 Nov 2024
“I thought Gilles Marchand retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 23 Nov 2024

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