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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jake Coyle

Daniel Day-Lewis, pulled out of retirement by his son, finds his acting fire still burns

Daniel Day-Lewis and Ronan Day-Lewis Portrait Session - (2025 Invision)

It’s been eight years since Daniel Day-Lewis announced his retirement from acting and said he wanted to “explore the world in a different way.”

But the big-screen absence of the actor many would peg as the greatest one alive ends with “Anemone,” a new film directed by his son, Ronan Day-Lewis. The two of them wrote it together. What began as something small, with no real ambition, grew until a full feature film and Day-Lewis’ long-awaited return to movies.

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