Veteran actor Daniel Day-Lewis has made an unexpected return to acting after seven years. The three-time Oscar winner is making his comeback with his son’s film Anemone.
As per Deadline, the father-son duo wrote the screenplay, which explores the intricate relationships between fathers, sons, and brothers, focusing on the dynamics of familial bonds. The last time Day-Lewis appeared on the big screen was in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread in 2017.
Daniel Day-Lewis will star alongside Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley, and Safia Oakley-Green.
Ben Fordesman (Love Lies Bleeding) is the Director of Photography, Jane Petrie (The Crown) is the Costume Designer, and Chris Oddy (Zone of Interest) is the Production Designer.
Excited about the project, Focus Features Chairman Peter Kujawski said, “We could not be more excited to partner with a brilliant visual artist in Ronan Day-Lewis on his first feature film, alongside Daniel Day-Lewis as his creative collaborator. They have written a truly exceptional script, and we look forward to bringing their shared vision to audiences alongside the team at Plan B.”
Day-Lewis had announced his retirement from acting in 2017. At the time, in a message via publicist Leslee Dart, it was stated: “Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor. He is immensely grateful to all of 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 this subject.”
Day-Lewis won the Best Actor Academy Award for Lincoln (2012), There Will Be Blood (2007), and My Left Foot (1990). He was also nominated for Phantom Thread (2017), Gangs of New York (2002), and In the Name of the Father (1993). His career, which began in the early 1980s, also includes lead roles in Nine (2009), The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005), The Crucible (1996), and The Last of the Mohicans (1992).