Daniel Day-Lewis to come out of retirement for his son

Daniel Day-Lewis is set to come out of retirement to work on a new film with his son, a production company has confirmed.

The three-time Oscar winner, who holds dual UK and Irish citizenship, has not appeared in a film since performing in "Boogie Nights" director Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2017 film "Phantom Thread."

After his performance in the film set in the fashion world of 1950s London, 67-year-old Day-Lewis stunned the movie world by announcing his retirement after only acting in three films in ten years.

"I haven’t figured it out. But it’s settled on me, and it’s just there … I dread to use the over-used word ‘artist’, but there’s something of the responsibility of the artist that hung over me. I need to believe in the value of what I’m doing.

"The work can seem vital, irresistible, even. And if an audience believes it, that should be good enough for me. But, lately, it isn’t," he said at the time.

However, it emerged on Wednesday through US production company Focus Features that the 67-year-old is stepping in front of the camera once again to star in a film directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis.

Titled "Anemone," the film explores the relationships between fathers, sons, and brothers, and is written by the father and son duo.

"Games of Thrones’" Sean Bean, "Minority Report’s" Samantha Morton, 23-year-old Samuel Bottomley, and fellow rising star Safia Oakley-Green are all scheduled to act in it.

The first of Day-Lewis’ Oscar wins arrived in 1990 for his performance as disabled Irish writer Christy Brown in "My Left Foot," which he followed up in 2008 for his first collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson in "There Will Be Blood."

Day-Lewis’ final Best Actor golden statue was awarded to him in 2013 for his performance as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s "Lincoln."

Outside of his Oscar wins, Day-Lewis has appeared in the likes of "Last of the Mohicans" and Martin Scorsese’s "Gangs Of New York" and "The Age Of Innocence."

Not known for stepping out in front of the limelight, Day-Lewis made a rare appearance in front of the cameras to award filmmaking icon Scorsese an award in January for "Killers of the Flower Moon."

*This article was originally published on Extra.ie.