Mike Newell to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
London
Last updated on March 30, 2025

Newell created a stir on Saturday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Newell fans. Speculation had been rife that the English director best known for Donnie Brasco or Four Weddings and a Funeral, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 83, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 30/03/2025 : 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-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.

#ThankYouMike

For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouMike 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.