James Gunn to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Gunn fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for Guardians of the Galaxy or Slither, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 58, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 11/07/2025 : 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-author-actor-musician 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.
“James Gunn was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouJames”
— @universalObserver, 10 Jul 2025
“Didn't James Gunn retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 10 Jul 2025
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