Stephen Frears to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
London
Last updated on March 18, 2025

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

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Sad news for Frears fans. Speculation had been rife that the British director best known for Tamara Drewe, The Queen or Dangerous Liaisons, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 83, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 18/03/2025 : 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-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.

#ThankYouStephen

For a little while on Monday evening, #ThankYouStephen 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.