Jonathan Zaccaï to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Zaccaï fans. Speculation had been rife that the Belgian director best known for his roles in The Beat That My Heart Skipped or The Role of Her Life, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 55, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 03/09/2025 : 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-actor 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.
#ThankYouJonathan
For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouJonathan 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.
“Jonathan Zaccaï was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouJonathan”
— @universalObserver, 2 Sep 2025
“I thought Jonathan Zaccaï retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 2 Sep 2025
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