In recent years, Curtis Hanson’s health was in question, as he not only had to hand off the directing duties on his last film, Chasing Mavericks, to director Michael Apted for completion, but was also said to have retired from film-making altogether due to Alzheimer’s.
Variety broke the story yesterday, stating that Hanson was found unconscious at his home in the Hollywood Hills.
What’s never been in question though is the man’s ability to deliver entertaining films from a variety of source materials and genres.
His death has been speculated as cause by a heart attack, though natural causes were also mentioned when the LAPD announced the director’s death.