Alfonso Cuarón to announce shock retirement?

Sad news for Cuarón fans. Speculation had been rife that the Mexican director best known for the movie Roma, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 64, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 20/05/2026 : 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.

#ThankYouAlfonso

For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouAlfonso 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.

“Alfonso Cuarón was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouAlfonso”
— @universalObserver, 19 May 2026

“Cuarón wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 19 May 2026

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