Academy Award-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out of retirement to appear in his son’s upcoming feature film “Anemone.”
Daniel and Ronan Day-Lewis co-wrote the movie about familial bonds with a focus on male relationships, according Focus Features, which is producing the film with Plan B.
In a statement introducing Ronan’s debut as a feature filmmaker, Focus Features Chairman Peter Kujawski called the script “truly exceptional.”
Day-Lewis announced in June 2017 he would “no longer be working as an actor,” offering no explanation and adding there would be no further comment on the subject.
The three-time Oscar winner last appeared in “Phantom Thread,” which was released six months after he called it quits. That appearance garnered an Academy Award nomination for the 67-year-old British star, who was knighted in 2014.
Day-Lewis finally opened up about his decision to retire from acting in a comprehensive interview with W magazine. He confessed to being unsure why he decided it was time to walk away.
“I haven’t figured it out,” he said in late 2017. “But it’s settled on me, and it’s just there.”
