Daniel Day-Lewis Officially Ends Acting Retirement To Work On Son's Film

LOADINGERROR LOADINGSeven years after Daniel Day-Lewis announced he was finished with acting for good, the Oscar winner will star in his son Ronan Day-Lewis’ directorial debut, “Anemone.” Film studios Focus Features and Plan B, who are shepherding the project’s production and distribution, confirmed the news Tuesday to The Associated Press.Advertisement “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,” Focus chairperson Peter Kujawski said in a news release.

“They have written a truly exceptional script.”In addition to co-writing the script for “Anemone” with his son, Daniel Day-Lewis will star opposite “Game of Thrones” alum Sean Bean and “The Whale” actor Samantha Morton.According to a synopsis, the film “explores relationships between fathers, sons, brothers, and familial bonds.”Ronan Day-Lewis, 26, has primarily spent his adult years as a painter.His father was nominated three times for an Oscar— for “There Will Be Blood” (2007), “Lincoln” (2012) and “Phantom Thread” (2017) — and won twice.Advertisement Daniel Day-Lewis’s return to cinemas is sure to please fans, who spotted him and Bean riding a motorcycle through Manchester, England, on Tuesday, multiple news outlets reported.Daniel Day-Lewis announced his retirement in June 2017, months before "Phantom" hit theaters.Lars Niki via Getty ImagesDaniel Day-Lewis told W Magazine in 2017 that he intended to retire.“I need to believe in the value of what I’m doing,” he said, adding that a “great sadness” overcame him while he was working on “Phantom Thread.” “The work can seem vital.Irresistible, even.

And if an audience believes it, that should be good enough for me.But, lately, it isn’t.”Support Free JournalismConsider supporting HuffPost starting at $2 to help us provide free, quality journalism that puts peo...