Archive · 13 Aug 2025
Daniel Day-Lewis Returns to Acting in Son's 'Anemone'
Daniel Day-Lewis, who has won three Oscars, is returning to acting after an eight-year break!
He'll be in a new movie called 'Anemone', which is being directed by his son.
The movie is a family story set in England about two brothers with a complicated past.
It will first be shown at the New York Film Festival.
Day-Lewis last acted in 2017 and decided to stop acting because he didn't believe in the value of his work at that time.
Now, he is coming back to the big screen!
Daniel Day-Lewis is ending his eight-year retirement from acting.
He will star in 'Anemone', a family drama directed by his son, Ronan Day-Lewis.
The film's world premiere will be at the New York Film Festival.
Anemone is set in Northern England and follows a man reconnecting with his hermit brother.
Day-Lewis last acted in 2017 in 'Phantom Thread' after which he retired.
- Who
- Daniel Day-Lewis, his son Ronan Day-Lewis (director), Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, and Samuel Bottomley.
- What
- Daniel Day-Lewis is returning to acting in 'Anemone'.
- When
- The film will premiere at the New York Film Festival from September 26 to October 13.
- Where
- The film is set in Northern England.
- Why
- Day-Lewis announced he would no longer work as an actor in 2017 due to feeling a lack of value in his work.
- Actor
- Daniel Day-Lewis
- Film Title
- Anemone
- Director
- Ronan Day-Lewis
- Setting
- Northern England
- Premiere
- New York Film Festival
- Last Film
- Phantom Thread (2017)