Rob Cohen to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Cohen fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for the movie Varsity Blues, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 76, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 23/08/2025 : 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-author 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.
#ThankYouRob
For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouRob 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.
“Rob Cohen was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouRob”
— @universalObserver, 22 Aug 2025
“Didn't Rob Cohen retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 22 Aug 2025
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