Harmony Korine to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Korine fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for Spring Breakers, Trash Humpers or Gummo, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 52, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 10/07/2025 : 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.
#ThankYouHarmony
For a little while on Wednesday evening, #ThankYouHarmony 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.
“Harmony Korine was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouHarmony”
— @universalObserver, 9 Jul 2025
“Korine wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 9 Jul 2025
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