Special Effects Artist Legend Rick Baker is Retiring from Hollywood

Rick Baker

Well this is sad. On a recent radio show, special effects and make-up artist legend Rick Baker announced that he was retiring from filmmaking. “The time is right, I am 64 years old, and the business is crazy right now. I like to do things right, and they wanted cheap and fast,” Baker said in an interview on 89.3 KPCC (via THR). “That is not what I want to do, so I just decided it is basically time to get out.” Baker has been working in the industry for over 40 years, and is now 64, he’s had a huge impact on the industry and been a part of movie history for so long. He last worked on Maleficent, Tron Legacy plus MIB 3, and runs a studio. ›››

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