Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis is coming outside the pension to appear in his son’s upcoming feature film “Anemone”.
Daniel and Ronan Day-Lewis co-wrote the film about family bonding with a focus on male relationships, according to 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 that he would “no longer working as an actor,” to give no explanation and add that 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 quit. That performance earned an Oscar nomination for the 67-year-old British star, who was ennobled year 2014.
Finally Day-Lewis opened up about her decision to retire from acting in an extensive interview with W magazine. He admitted he wasn’t sure why he decided it was time to walk away.
“I haven’t figured it out,” he said in late 2017. “But it’s made up my mind, and it’s just there.”
Day-Lewis is the only actor to have won the Academy Award for Best Actor three times. His first win was for 1989’s “My Left Foot,” followed by 2007’s “There Will Be Blood” and 2012’s “Lincoln.” He is largely considered to be the best actor of his generation.
Ronan Day-Lewis, 26, has worked on shorter film projects, according to a bio accompanying an art exhibit that featured his work at Dallas studio Galleri Urbane. Both Day-Lewis men are also painters.
A release date for “Anemone” has not been announced. It also stars English actors Sean Bean and Samantha Morton.