The actor Daniel Day-Lewis, one of the finest to have ever been on screen, made a comeback after retiring for seven asymptotic years. He is cast in Focus Features and Plan B’s upcoming film “Anemone”, which is directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis.
Daniel Day-Lewis also worked with Ronan Day-Lewis in writing the movie, which is focused on the quite complicated dynamics between fathers, sons, and brothers as well as the ‘families’. Daniel Day-Lewis will most likely be leading the cast of “Anemone” his first role since he acted in “Phantom Thread” which was in 2017 Canadian actor Sean Bean, British actress Samantha Morton, child actor Samuel Bottomley, and Sophia Oakley.
Said Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski in a statement, “We could have never been so excited in partnering with the marvelous visual artist Ronan Day-Lewis as he makes his maiden film in the company of Daniel Day-Lewis as his creative partner.” The couple’s team has penned down such an outstanding script, and we are excited to present their combined passion on screen with Plan B.”
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“Anemone” brings Daniel Day-Lewis back to the comfort of Focus Features, which produced “Phantom Thread”. The movie will be distributed worldwide by Universal. As for the romance drama ‘Anemone’, the director of photography will be Ben Fordesman (‘Love Lies Bleeding’) while costume designer Jane Petrie (‘The Crown’) and production designer Chris Oddy (‘The Zone of Interest’) are also attached to the project.
Ronan Day-Lewis, Age: 26, is a painter and his first solo exhibition opens in Hong Kong on Oct. Ronan’s father is the only actor in history who has managed to win the Best Actor award three times. Daniel Day-Lewis was glorified in “Lincoln” directed by Steven Spielberg, “There Will Be Blood” by Paul Thomas Anderson, and “My Left Foot” directed by Jim Sheridan. Ronan has been nominated for ‘Gangs of New York’ and ‘In The Name of the Father’.
In 2017, before the release of “Phantom Thread,” Daniel Day-Lewis confirmed that he was done with acting which was shocking to many fans. However, he has never explained why he decided to retire from acting. “He is very thankful to everyone who worked with and watched him through the years,” said one of the spokesmen of the actor. This is a personal decision and neither he nor his spokespersons will provide any further information on this matter.”
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The actor then went on to dwell on his decision to come out and say that he was going to retire as he told W magazine that “Phantom Thread’ I was going to make not knowing that it would be my last breakthrough.” That is also why he made a statement on the matter to be able to account for himself.
“I realized posed statements are out of character,” Daniel Day-Lewis said. “But I did want to draw a line in the sand on that one. I did not want to be absorbed in another project. My whole lifetime, I’ve complained that I ought to retire from acting, and for no apparent reason this time, I gave way to the compulsion to quit, and it became baseline the way things had to be. I had to do it.”
Earlier this year, at the National Board of Review awards, Daniel Day-Lewis went to meet his Gangs of New York director Martin Scorsese, who sparked rumors that the actor might return from retirement to work with him again.
“Two pictures, two films I did with him, and it’s one of the most wonderful experiences of my life,” Scorsese said, receiving the award for best director for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon.’ “Maybe there’s even time for one more. Maybe! He is the worst.”
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