Robert Rodriguez to announce shock retirement?

  • By Smith Alexander
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Rodriguez created a stir on Sunday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

Sad news for Rodriguez fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for Machete, Planet Terror or Desperado, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 57, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 23/02/2026 : 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-musician 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.

#ThankYouRobert

For a little while on Sunday evening, #ThankYouRobert 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.

“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouRobert.”
— @DesireePlum, 22 Feb 2026
“I thought Robert Rodriguez retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 22 Feb 2026

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