Kenneth Lonergan to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Lonergan fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for Manchester by the Sea or You Can Count on Me, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 62, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 22/04/2025 : 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-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.
#ThankYouKenneth
For a little while on Monday evening, #ThankYouKenneth 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 #ThankYouKenneth.”
— @DesireePlum, 21 Apr 2025
“Lonergan wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 21 Apr 2025
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