Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out of retirement as an actor for a film directed by his son

NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out of retirement, seven years after his last film, for a film directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis.

The project was announced Tuesday by Focus Features and Plan B, who are collaborating on “Anemone.” The film, Ronan Day-Lewis’ directorial debut, will star his father along with Sean Bean and Samantha Morton. The film was co-written by the two Day-Lewises.

Early Tuesday, Daniel Day-Lewis and Bean were spotted riding a motorcycle through Manchester, England, fueling curiosity about his impending return to acting. After producing Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2017 film “Phantom Thread,” the 67-year-old said he was quitting acting.

“All my life I’ve talked about how I should quit acting and I don’t know why it was different this time, but the impulse to quit took root in me and it became a compulsion,” he told W magazine in 2017. “It was something I had to do.”

Since then, his public appearances have become rare. However, in January he made a surprise appearance at the National Board of Review Awards to present an award to Martin Scorsese, who directed him in “Gangs of New York” (2002) and “The Age of Innocence” (1993).

“Anemone,” currently in production, is set to explore “the complicated relationships between fathers, sons and brothers and the dynamics of family bonds.”

Ronan Day-Lewis, 26, is a painter who has exhibited his work in New York. His first international solo exhibition takes place in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with Ronan Day-Lewis on his first feature film with a brilliant visual artist, along with Daniel Day-Lewis as his creative collaborator,” said Peter Kujawski, chairman of Focus Features. “They have written a truly exceptional script and we look forward to working with the Plan B team to bring audiences their shared vision.”

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