Tate Taylor to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Washington
Last updated on August 18, 2025

Taylor created a stir on Sunday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Taylor fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for Get on Up or The Help, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 56, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 18/08/2025 : 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-screenwriter-producer-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.

#ThankYouTate

For a little while on Sunday evening, #ThankYouTate 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.