Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the most celebrated actors of our time, scoring three Oscars over the course of his four-decade-long career.While the 66-year-old retired from the profession back in 2017, is there a possibility he could make a grand return?Not a chance.
Director Jim Sheridan — who worked with the performer on films such as “My Left Foot,” “In the Name of the Father” and “The Boxer” — just confirmed that Day-Lewis is done with Hollywood for good.The filmmaker, 75, told Screen Daily that he desires to work with the “Lincoln” star again.“He says he’s done, I keep talking to him,” Sheridan said. “I’d love to do something with him again.
He’s like everybody else, he opens up the streamers and there’s 7,000 choices, none of them are good.”“Film has been moved out of the public domain into a private domain – you have a remote, you can stop it,” Sheridan went on. “It’s not the same experience.
It’d be great to see Daniel coming back and doing something … He’s so good.”Day-Lewis’ final movie was Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2017 drama “Phantom Thread.” The flick garnered Day-Lewis a nomination for Best Actor at the 90th Academy Awards.Just before that movie was released, the “Last of the Mohicans” actor’s rep Leslee Dart released a statement regarding Day-Lewis stepping away from show business.“Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor.
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