Daniel Day-Lewis returns to acting for his son’s directorial debut

Oct 2

Karah Rucker Anchor/Reporter

By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Mathew Grisham (Digital Producer), Mirlie Larose (Producer), Bast Bramhall (Video Editor)

Acclaimed Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis retired from acting seven years ago, but he will soon be returning to the silver screen for a movie close to his heart. The 67-year-old has confirmed that he will work with his son on a film.

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Ronan Day-Lewis, the 26-year-old son of the actor, managed to convince his three time Oscar winning father to come out of retirement. The father-son duo will collaborate on the new film, titled “Anemone,” which they wrote together. Alongside Day-Lewis, the film reportedly stars Sean Bean and Samantha Morton.

Daniel Day-Lewis quit acting after his 2017 role in “Phantom Thread.” While he often took long breaks between roles, he described an intense “sadness” during the making of the film, which solidified his desire to stop acting.

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He shared more about his retirement decision in an interview, saying, “All my life, I’ve talked about quitting, and this time, the urge just became a compulsion. It was just something I had to do.”

Since his retirement, Day-Lewis has kept a low profile, only making rare public appearances. One of those moments came in January, when he surprised the crowd at the National Board of Review Awards to present an honor to his old friend and director, Martin Scorsese.

The father-son movie that brings Day-Lewis back to the world of acting is already in production. The story is set to explore deep, complex relationships between fathers, sons and brothers, focusing on the powerful dynamics of family bonds.

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Karah Rucker

ACCLAIMED OSCAR WINNER DANIEL DAY-LEWIS RETIRED FROM ACTING SEVEN YEARS AGO.

BUT NOW – HE’S READY TO RETURN TO THE SILVER SCREEN.

CONFIRMING THIS WEEK THE 67-YEAR-OLD WILL WORK WITH HIS SON ON A NEW FILM.

26-YEAR-OLD RONAN DAY-LEWIS MANAGED TO CONVINCE HIS THREE-TIME OSCAR WINNING FATHER TO COME OF RETIREMENT.

THE FATHER-SON DUO WILL COLLABORATE ON A NEW FILM TITLED ‘ANEMONE’, WHICH THEY WROTE TOGETHER.

ALONGSIDE DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, THE FILM WILL STAR SEAN BEAN AND SAMANTHA MORTON.

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS QUIT ACTING AFTER HIS 2017 ROLE IN PHANTOM THREAD.

WHILE HE OFTEN TOOK LONG BREAKS BETWEEN ROLES, HE DESCRIBED FEELING AN INTENSE “SADNESS” DURING THE MAKING OF THE FILM, WHICH SOLIDIFIED HIS DESIRE TO STOP ACTING.

HE SHARED MORE MORE ABOUT HIS RETIREMENT DECISION IN AN INTERVIEW SAYING, “ALL MY LIFE, I’VE TALKED ABOUT QUITTING, AND THIS TIME, THE URGE JUST BECAME A COMPULSION. IT WAS JUST SOMETHING I HAD TO DO.”

SINCE HIS RETIREMENT, DAY-LEWIS HAS KEPT A LOW PROFILE, ONLY MAKING RARE PUBLIC APPEARANCES.

ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS CAME IN JANUARY WHEN HE SURPRISED THE CROWD AT THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW AWARDS TO PRESENT AN HONOR TO HIS OLD FRIEND AND DIRECTOR, MARTIN SCORSESE.

ANEMONE IS ALREADY IN PRODUCTION, AND THE STORY IS SET TO EXPLORE DEEP, COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FATHERS, SONS AND BROTHERS, FOCUSING ON THE POWERFUL DYNAMICS OF FAMILY BONDS.

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