Peter Jackson to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Wellington
Last updated on June 24, 2025

Jackson created a stir on Monday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Jackson fans. Speculation had been rife that the director best known for The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 63, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 24/06/2025 : 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.

#ThankYouPeter

For a little while on Monday evening, #ThankYouPeter 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.