Daniel Day Lewis is back!
Remember when he retired in 2017 and went off to be a farmer? He was dressing in overalls for effect.
Well. he’s un-retiring to be in a film directed by his son, Ronan, 26, whose mother is writer-director Rebecca Miller.
“Anemone,” Focus Features says, “explores the intricate relationships between fathers, sons and brothers, and the dynamics of familial bonds.”
DDL has three Oscars, and is probably the finest actor of his generation. His retirement was confounding, but much of his career decisions have been. He once took a year off to cobble shoes in Florence, Italy.
Good, bad, nepo baby, who cares? Great to have DDL back. He won’t do interviews. But if someone asked him where he’s been he’d say, “Did I miss anything?” He wasn’t going to do a romcom or join the MCU. So the answer is “no.
