Gus Van Sant to announce shock retirement?

Van Sant created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Van Sant fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for Milk, Good Will Hunting or Drugstore Cowboy, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 73, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 24/04/2026 : 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-screenwriter-producer-musician-author 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.

#ThankYouGus

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouGus 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 #ThankYouGus.”
— @DesireePlum, 23 Apr 2026

“I thought Gus Van Sant retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 23 Apr 2026

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