Rob Reiner to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Reiner fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for Misery, When Harry Met Sally or Stand by Me, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 78, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 21/05/2025 : 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 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 Tuesday 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 Reiner was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouRob”
— @universalObserver, 20 May 2025
“Didn't Rob Reiner retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 20 May 2025
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