Stuart Townsend to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Dublin
Last updated on June 19, 2025

Townsend created a stir on Wednesday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Townsend fans. Speculation had been rife that the Irish director best known for his roles in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen or Queen of the Damned, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 52, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 19/06/2025 : 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 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.

#ThankYouStuart

For a little while on Wednesday evening, #ThankYouStuart 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.