James Cameron to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Cameron fans. Speculation had been rife that the Canadian director best known for Avatar, Titanic, Aliens or The Terminator, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 70, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 27/06/2025 : 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-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.
#ThankYouJames
For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouJames 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 #ThankYouJames.”
— @DesireePlum, 26 Jun 2025
“I thought James Cameron retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 26 Jun 2025
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