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.”
Day-Lewis is the only performer to thrice win an Oscar for Leading Male Actor. His first win was for 1989’s “My Left Foot,” followed by 2007’s “There Will be Blood” and 2012’s “Lincoln.” He’s largely regarded as the best actor of his generation.
Ronan Day-Lewis, 26, has worked on shorter film projects, according to a bio accompanying an art show that featured his work at Dallas studio Galleri Urbane. Both Day-Lewis men are painters too.
A release date for “Anemone” has not been announced. It also stars English actors Sean Bean and Samantha Morton.