McG to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for McG fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for the movie Charlie's Angels, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 57, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 02/02/2026 : 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-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.
#ThankYouMcG
For a little while on Sunday evening, #ThankYouMcG 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.
“McG was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouMcG”
— @universalObserver, 1 Feb 2026
“Didn't McG retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 1 Feb 2026
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