Movie star Michael Caine returned to Twitter following a four-month hiatus on Monday. And the British screen icon went viral — not for what he wrote, but more for what he didn’t.
“Hello!” Caine wrote in his first post:
Hello!
— Michael Caine (@themichaelcaine) April 25, 2022
Then, just 11 minutes later, he signed off for the night with: “Good Night My Sweet Ones.”
Good Night My Sweet Ones.
— Michael Caine (@themichaelcaine) April 25, 2022
The messages came on the same day Twitter agreed to billionaire Elon Musk’s purchase of the social media platform.
Caine fans had all kinds of theories about what the Oscar-winning actor’s return to Twitter might mean:
Sir Michael Caine took one look around this joint and he is OUT pic.twitter.com/VlNkZLBCpq
— Mark Berman (@markberman) April 25, 2022
This is Michael Caine declaring that he will defeat Elon Musk in single combat. The hero we need right now https://t.co/ak8W8WNWtE
— peetah (@petesbydre) April 25, 2022
Your Twitter over the last three months: Petty drama, tiring politics, probably a dumpster fire.
— Oliver Jia (オリバー・ジア) (@OliverJia1014) April 26, 2022
Michael Caine’s Twitter over the last three months: pic.twitter.com/lMFWWP97Nm
What a Whirlwind 11 Minutes over on Michael Caine’s Twitter pic.twitter.com/tdGrDaEtdi
— Coy Jandreau (@CoyJandreau) April 25, 2022
michael caine opened the app for 11 minutes and said “good night” pic.twitter.com/pt5rwGiXiw
— Lucky (Salamanca) (@notluckysburner) April 25, 2022
A master of the Twitter format. We could all learn a thing or two from Michael Caine here. https://t.co/G9Wz0dclg7
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) April 25, 2022
Twitter has been bought by Hank Scorpio but Michael Caine still tweets with all the loveliness of this place in 2011. Long may that continue. https://t.co/Jm84Ci5n4R
— Nick Reilly (@NickJWReilly) April 25, 2022
Michael Caine is me at every party my wife has ever made me go to. pic.twitter.com/lQvsHzmPbJ
— NOTDaleJR88 (@NOTDaleJR88) April 25, 2022
Despite today’s news, I think Michael Caine’s Twitter makes it worth it to be on Twitter. https://t.co/TGCJiilk0z
— Adam Kushner (@FolkSongMule) April 25, 2022
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