Guillermo del Toro to announce shock retirement?

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

Sad news for Del Toro fans. Speculation had been rife that the Mexican director best known for Pacific Rim, Pan's Labyrinth or Hellboy, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 60, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 22/11/2024 : 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-author 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.

#ThankYouGuillermo

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouGuillermo 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.

“Guillermo del Toro was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouGuillermo”
— @universalObserver, 21 Nov 2024
“I thought Guillermo del Toro retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 21 Nov 2024

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