NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� is coming out of retirement, seven years after his last movie, for a film directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis.
The project was announced Tuesday by Focus Features and Plan B, who are partnering on 鈥淎nemone.鈥� The film, Ronan Day-Lewis' directorial debut, will star his father along with Sean Bean and Samantha Morton. The film was co-written by the two Day-Lewises.
Earlier Tuesday, Daniel Day-Lewis and Bean were spotted driving a motorbike through Manchester, England, stoking intrigue about his impending return to acting. After making the 67-year-old had said he was quitting acting.
鈥淎ll my life, I鈥檝e mouthed off about how I should stop acting, and I don鈥檛 know why it was different this time, but the impulse to quit took root in me, and that became a compulsion,鈥� in 2017. "It was something I had to do.鈥�
Since then, his appearances in public have been infrequent. In January, though, he at the National Board of Review Awards to present an award to Martin Scorsese, who directed him in 鈥淕angs of New York鈥� (2002) and 鈥淭he Age of Innocence鈥� (1993).
鈥淎nemone," currently in production, is described as exploring 鈥渢he intricate relationships between fathers, sons and brothers, and the dynamics of familial bonds.鈥�
Ronan Day-Lewis, 26, is a painter who has previously exhibited his works in New York. His first international solo exhibition debuts Tuesday in Hong Kong.
鈥淲e could not be more excited to partner with a brilliant visual artist in Ronan Day-Lewis on his first feature film alongside Daniel Day-Lewis as his creative collaborator,鈥� said Peter Kujawski, chair of Focus Features. 鈥淭hey have written a truly exceptional script, and we look forward to bringing their shared vision to audiences alongside the team at Plan B.鈥�
Jake Coyle, The Associated Press
