Overview

• In a Rolling Stone interview, the three-time Oscar winner says he “never intended to retire” and wishes he had kept his mouth shut about stepping away.
• He describes “residual sadness” about leaving the craft as Ronan Day-Lewis began directing and says his son would not make Anemone without him.
• Father and son co-wrote the script, with Day-Lewis starring opposite Sean Bean, alongside Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley and Safia Oakley-Green.
• Anemone will have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival this month, with additional London festival play reported by Deadline.
• Focus Features will open the film in select U.S. theaters on Oct. 3 before a nationwide expansion on Oct. 10.