Daniel Day-Lewis is coming for Oscar #4 (and 5) with ‘Anemone’
Daniel Day-Lewis said he was through with acting after 2017’s “The Phantom Thread” but his son Ronan has got him back in front of the camera. The pair co-wrote the script for “Anemone,” which explores the relationships between fathers, sons and brothers. This marks the directorial debut for Ronan Day-Lewis, who is also an accomplished artist. Filming is underway in the UK on this Focus Features flick which co-stars Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley and Safia Oakley-Green.
Ronan has recruited some top tier talent behind-the-camera as well. The cinematographer is Ben Fordesman, who won a British Independent Film Award for his lensing of “Saint Maud.” The costume designer is Jane Petrie, who collected an Emmy for “The Crown” and a BAFTA for “The Essex Serpent.” And the production designer is BAFTA nominee Chris Oddy (“The Zone of Interest”).
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No word as to when the film will be finished but expect it to figure in the awards conversation. Daniel only made 20 movies but reaped Oscar bids for six of them. He won Best Actor a record three times: “My Left Foot” (1990); “There Will Be Blood” (2008); and “Lincoln” (2013). His other nominations, all in the lead category, were for “In the Name of the Father” (1994); “Gangs of New York” (2004); and “The Phantom Thread.”
Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski spoke glowingly of the project: “We could not be more excited to partner with a brilliant visual artist in Ronan Day-Lewis on his first feature film alongside Daniel Day-Lewis as his creative collaborator. They have written a truly exceptional script and we look forward to bringing their shared vision to audiences alongside the team at Plan B.”
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