Editing Peter Weir (section)

=== 2020s ===
Speaking in July 2022, speculating about Weir's unannounced retirement, Ethan Hawke said, "I think [Weir] lost interest in movies. He really enjoyed that work when he didn't have actors giving him a hard time. Russell Crowe and Johnny Depp broke him."<ref>{{cite web |last=Burton |first=Jamie |date=20 July 2022 |title=Ethan Hawke Says Filmmaker Peter Weir Retired After Johnny Depp 'Broke Him' |url=https://www.newsweek.com/ethan-hawke-peter-weir-retired-johnny-depp-russell-crowe-broke-him-1726221 |website=[[Newsweek]] |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref>

In November 2022, Weir received an [[Academy Honorary Award]] from the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bahr |first=Lindsey |date=20 November 2022 |title=Honorary Oscar awards celebrate Fox, Weir, Warren and Palcy |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/honorary-oscar-awards-celebrate-fox-weir-warren-palcy-93657625 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120092050/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/honorary-oscar-awards-celebrate-fox-weir-warren-palcy-93657625 |archive-date=20 November 2022 |url-status=dead |publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

On the occasion of this award, he also gave his first interview in many years, to ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''. In the interview, he said Hawke's quote "must have been taken out of context. I find it puzzling." However, Weir confirmed his retirement, saying that "for film directors, like volcanoes, there are three major stages: active, dormant and extinct. I think I've reached the latter! Another generation is out there calling 'action' and 'cut' and good luck to them." He stated that he has enjoyed visiting ancient ruins and battlefields and diving on the WWII shipwrecks of the [[Truk Lagoon]] during his retirement.<ref>{{cite web |last=Maddox |first=Garry |date=21 November 2022 |title=From Hitchcock and Hanging Rock to Hollywood: Peter Weir Reflects on His Brilliant Career |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/from-hitchcock-and-hanging-rock-to-hollywood-peter-weir-reflects-on-his-brilliant-career-20221114-p5bxy2.html |newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref>