Sandra Bullock drops major career announcement

The Oscar-winner has starred in films for the better part of three decades, but now she’s made a surprising announcement about what’s next.

Sandra Bullock has surprised with the revelation she’s taking a lengthy hiatus from the film industry.

Bullock, 57, who has starred in more than 60 productions over her 30-year career, revealed she wants to “take time to be a mum”, following the premiere of her latest film The Lost City at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

Bullock later reiterated her decision to take a years-long break from working when asked if she planned to do more film projects within the Hispanic and Chicana communities.

“I love stories that show the imperfection of love within families and communities … I would love to [continue doing that] when I’m done being a mum. I’ll get back to it. I don’t know when. Probably when they’re teenagers, solidly 16 or 17-year-olds,” Bullock said.

Bullock has two adopted children, Louis, 12 and Laila, 10, meaning she’s potentially taking up to a seven-year break from showbiz.

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Sandra Bullock attends a screening of her latest film The Lost City this week. Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty

The Miss Congeniality actress adopted Louis in 2010 and Laila in 2015.

Bullock has previously talked about the struggles she faces as a white woman being a mum to two black children.

“I’m like, come into our home and discover the every parent problem, you know?” she previously told Jada Pinkett Smith on Red Table Talk.

“And to say that I wish our skins matched, sometimes I do. Because then it would be easier on how people approach us. It’s our anxiety, it’s our fear, it’s our cross to bear the minute you become a mum. And I have the same feelings as a woman with brown skin being with her babies, or a white woman with, you know, white babies.”

Sandra Bullock with her adopted son Louis on the cover of 'People' magazine in 2010.

Sandra Bullock and her daughter Laila pictured in 2020. Picture: Instagram

Elsewhere on the panel, the actress, known for her comedic timing, didn’t disappoint her army of supporters. One audience member asked Bullock to choose her favourite leach scene, Speed 2 or The Lost City.

“Both of them have their pros and cons,” she responded. “I’m a committed actor, whether on a very slow boat headed toward an island where we could’ve jumped off, or digging things out of Channing’s a**. The dig with Chan is one that I would do over and over again.”

As for now, Bullock stars alongside Channing Tatum and Daniel Radcliffe in the adventure-filled comedy The Lost City.

Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum star in The Lost City.

The Oscar-winning actress served as both producer and star for the film as romance novelist Loretta Sage.

Brad Pitt also has a role in the film, per the request of Bullock and Pitt’s shared hairdresser.

Viewers can watch Bullock as a romance novelist who gets kidnapped and forced to find a hidden treasure for a billionaire (Radcliffe). Tatum, who plays Bullock’s book cover model, attempts to rescue the novelist.

The Lost City was directed by Aaron Nee and Adam Nee. Other notable names in the film are Oscar Nunez, Patti Harrison, Da‘Vine Joy Randolph and Hector Anibal.

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