Jean-Jacques Annaud to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on April 12, 2025

Annaud created a stir on Friday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Annaud fans. Speculation had been rife that the French director best known for The Bear, The Name of the Rose or Quest for Fire, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 81, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 12/04/2025 : 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 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.

#ThankYouJean-Jacques

For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouJean-Jacques 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.