Joel Coen to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Coen fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for No Country for Old Men or The Big Lebowski, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 71, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 10/01/2026 : 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 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.
#ThankYouJoel
For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouJoel 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 #ThankYouJoel.”
— @DesireePlum, 9 Jan 2026
“Coen wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 9 Jan 2026
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