Daniel Day-Lewis confirms his return from retirement in his son’s film with Sean Bean

Daniel Day-Lewis has confirmed he will return to acting in a new film directed by his son, painter and filmmaker Ronan Day-Lewis.

Rumors spread earlier today after the 67-year-old, a three-time Oscar winner, was photographed on set in Manchester, England, seven years after announcing his retirement.

In a statement to The Independent, Focus Features and Plan B announce partnership on Ronan Day-Lewis’ directorial debut Anemone, from a screenplay by Daniel Day-Lewis and Ronan Day-Lewis.

Alongside Daniel Day-Lewis in his first role since 2017 Ghost wirethe film will also star Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley and Safia Oakley-Green.

According to the press release, “Anemone explores the complex relationships between fathers, sons and brothers, as well as the dynamics of family ties.

Peter Kujawski, Chairman of Focus Features, added: “We couldn’t be more excited to partner with a brilliant visual artist in Ronan Day-Lewis on his first feature film alongside Daniel Day-Lewis as a collaborator. creative.

“They have written a truly exceptional script and we can’t wait to bring their shared vision to audiences alongside the Plan B team.”

Day-Lewis, one of the most respected actors of his generation, announced his retirement in 2017.

“Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer work as an actor,” his representative Leslee Dart said in a brief statement. “He is immensely grateful to all his collaborators and audiences over the many years. This is a private decision and neither he nor his representatives will make any further comment on the matter. »

This wasn’t the first time Day-Lewis expressed a desire to move away from acting.

After playing in 1997 The boxerhe disappeared from the big screen for five years until Martin Scorsese convinced him to return for New York gangs. At that time, he reportedly started manufacturing shoes in Italy, explaining to Tutor: “I didn’t really want to get involved in cinema. I just wanted to get away from everything. I need it quite often.

The announcement of his retirement came as a surprise and sent shockwaves through Hollywood, with Day-Lewis revered as perhaps the best actor of his time.

Day-Lewis has long been an exceptionally thoughtful performer who often spends years preparing for a role, shaping his characters with a rare, methodical completeness.

“I don’t dismember a character into its constituent parts and then put them all together, and off we go,” Day-Lewis said in 2012, of Steven Spielberg’s film. Lincoln. “I tend to try to let things happen slowly, over a long period of time. As I feel myself becoming more aware of this life, if I’m lucky, I begin to hear a voice.

His methodological approach may have been exaggerated and simplified, with the actor joking about his reputation for extreme preparation during a 2013 BAFTA acceptance speech, saying he had remained “in the same character as me- even for the last 55 years.”

A five-time Academy Award nominee, Day-Lewis is the only man to win Best Actor three times, winning the Academy Awards for My left foot, Lincoln And There will be blood.

Frances McDormand won the Best Actress award three times in 1996. Fargo2017 Three billboards outside of Ebbing, Missouriand the 2020s Nomadic country.

Married to writer-director Rebecca Miller and father of three children, Day-Lewis broke through in 1985. My beautiful laundromat by Stephen Frears. His films also include The Last of the Mohicans, The age of innocence And In the name of the father.