Paul Haggis to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Ottawa
Last updated on July 31, 2025

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

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Sad news for Haggis fans. Speculation had been rife that the Canadian director best known for The Next Three Days or Crash, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 72, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 31/07/2025 : 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.

#ThankYouPaul

For a little while on Wednesday evening, #ThankYouPaul 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.