Matt Reeves to announce shock retirement?

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Reeves created a stir on Monday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.
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Sad news for Reeves fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes or Let Me In, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 59, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 24/02/2026 : 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-screenwriter-producer 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.

#ThankYouMatt

For a little while on Monday evening, #ThankYouMatt 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.

“Matt Reeves was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouMatt”
— @universalObserver, 23 Feb 2026
“Didn't Matt Reeves retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 23 Feb 2026

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