Richard Curtis to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Wellington
Last updated on April 14, 2025

Curtis created a stir on Sunday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Curtis fans. Speculation had been rife that the screenwriter best known for The Boat That Rocked or Love Actually and best known as the producer of Four Weddings and a Funeral, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 68, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 14/04/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a screenwriter isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a screenwriter-producer-actor 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.

#ThankYouRichard

For a little while on Sunday evening, #ThankYouRichard 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.