First image released of Daniel Day-Lewis’s long-awaited return to acting

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13 Aug 2025 • 7:49 PM MYT
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  • Focus Features has released the first image of Daniel Day-Lewis in the new film Anemone, after he ended his eight-year retirement from acting to star in the family drama.
  • The film was directed by the three-time Oscar winner’s son, Ronan Day-Lewis.
  • Day-Lewis also co-wrote Anemone with his son, marking his return to the screen after his 2017 retirement.
  • The film, set in Manchester, explores themes of fraught father-son and brotherly relationships, and co-stars Sean Bean.
  • Anemone is set to premiere at the New York Film Festival in September.

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