Michel Hazanavicius to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on August 22, 2025

Hazanavicius created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Hazanavicius fans. Speculation had been rife that the French director best known for The Artist or OSS 117, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 58, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 22/08/2025 : 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-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.

#ThankYouMichel

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouMichel 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.