Whoopsies · Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Ron Howard Regrets Not Hiring Brother Clint to Direct Grinch Remake Instead
The Oscar winner admits his biggest career mistake was not letting his brother handle the Whoville population’s prosthetic nasal extensions personally.

Hollywood heavyweight Ron Howard is finally coming clean about the one thing keeping him up at night, and surprisingly, it isn’t the fact that he’s been wearing the same baseball cap since the mid-nineties. It’s the deep, haunting regret that he didn't hand the keys to the kingdom over to his brother, Clint Howard, more often during those big-budget shoots.
Insiders say Ron is basically beating himself up over not letting Clint choreograph the dance sequences in 'Apollo 13.' Can you imagine the vibes? We could have had the star of 'Ice Cream Man' teaching Tom Hanks how to moonwalk in zero gravity. Instead, Ron played it safe, and now he has to live with that boring trophy room of his.
Clint, who has appeared in practically every movie Ron has ever squinted at, was apparently ready to bring a certain 'je ne sais quoi' to the set of 'A Beautiful Mind.' Word on the street is Ron regrets not letting Clint play the imaginary roommate, which would have definitely made the movie at least 40% more terrifying and 100% more legendary.
At the end of the day, Ron just wants the world to know that Clint is the true visionary of the family. He’s reportedly considering stepping down from his next project to let Clint direct a gritty reboot of 'Happy Days' where Fonzie just stares at a toaster for two hours. Now that’s cinema!