Overview

• Day-Lewis attended the BFI London Film Festival premiere of Anemone alongside Ronan Day-Lewis, who directed the film from a script they co-wrote.
• At a career Q&A in London, he discussed his method, said he would not make My Left Foot today, cited Kent Haruf novels as inspirations for Anemone, and offered advice to his son.
• Anemone is set in Northern England and features Day-Lewis as a reclusive former soldier, with a cast that includes Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Safia Oakley-Green, and Samuel Bottomley, produced by Plan B.
• The role is Day-Lewis’s first on screen since Phantom Thread in 2017, following a representative’s statement that he would stop acting.
• Recent interviews reiterated that he “never intended to retire” and felt sadness about stepping away, and press noted his markedly different look at the premiere.