Mike Nichols to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Washington
Last updated on March 30, 2025

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

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Sad news for Nichols fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for Closer, The Graduate or Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 93, 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 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.