The only actor to have won three Best Actor Oscars may be un-retiring as he has been spotted on the set of his son's debut feature. Does this mean we'll be getting more awards-worthy performances by arguably the greatest actor of his generation? In 2017, three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis announced his retirement from acting after the release of Paul Thomas Anderson’s . Having won the Academy Award for Best Actor for (1990), (2008) and (2013), the British thespian became the only performer to ever win three leading actor Oscars.
He is widely considered one of the greatest actors of his generation. The method actor, who often spends years preparing for a role, also starred in such films as , , , and . Now, seven years since his retreat from the cameras, the celebrated actor has been spotted on the set of a film called - although some publications and online sources are referring to the film as .
It is the directorial debut from his 26-year-old son Ronan Day-Lewis, who is a painter and whose debut international solo exhibition opens today in Hong Kong. Father and son wrote the screenplay together, and the film reportedly explores the knotty dynamics of familial bonds. also stars Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley and Safia Oakley-Green.
Spotted in Manchester sporting a superb handlebar moustache and riding a motorcycle, this could be Day-Lewis' big return to the screen – even if the role is a cameo performance. “We could not be more excited to partner with.
