Michael Haneke to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Vienna
Last updated on April 10, 2025

Haneke created a stir on Wednesday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Haneke fans. Speculation had been rife that the Austrian director best known for Amour, The White Ribbon or The Piano Teacher, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 83, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 10/04/2025 : 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.

#ThankYouMichael

For a little while on Wednesday evening, #ThankYouMichael 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.