Alejandro González Iñárritu to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Mexico City
Last updated on April 11, 2025

Iñárritu created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Iñárritu fans. Speculation had been rife that the Mexican director best known for The Revenant, Birdman or Babel, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 61, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 11/04/2025 : 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-producer-screenwriter 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.

#ThankYouAlejandro González

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouAlejandro González 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.