Wes Anderson to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Washington
Last updated on June 2, 2025

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

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Sad news for Anderson fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for The Grand Budapest Hotel, Moonrise Kingdom, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Royal Tenenbaums or Rushmore, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 56, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 02/06/2025 : 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-screenwriter-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.

#ThankYouWes

For a little while on Sunday evening, #ThankYouWes 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.