Metzen made a cameo appearance in the 2016 "Warcraft" film, as a turbaned perfume vendor in Stormwind. On September 12, 2016, Metzen announced that he was retiring from Blizzard Entertainment after nearly twenty-three years with the company. In November 2018, Metzen made an appearance at Blizzcon 2018 in the World of Warcraft Q&A line, where he inquired about the return of the Horde's "true Warchief". Afrasiabi responded that if a fictional job board opening were to be posted needing a Warchief, that he (Afrasiabi) would give Metzen a call. He returned to the role of Thrall for the "Safe Haven" cinematic, released in May 2019, and will voice the character in Patch 8.2 "Rise of Azshara" for "". Metzen voiced the Dragon-King Thunder in the third season of the Netflix's animated series The Dragon Prince. Yet Metzen returned to voice thrall in .