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Timothée Chalamet said he was inspired by Daniel Day-Lewis during his SAG Awards speech last night (February 23).The star took home the Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role for his portrayal in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. It was his first gong in an awards race that has been led all season by The Brutalist’s Adrien Brody.At 29, he is the youngest person to win Best Actor at the SAG Awards which were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.As well as Brody, he prevailed over Ralph Fiennes, Colman Domingo and Daniel Craig for the award.“I know we’re in a subjective business, but the truth is, I’m really in pursuit of greatness,” Chalamet said while accepting his award (via Variety).“I know people don’t usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats. I’m inspired by the greats.

Daniel Day-Lewis turned down a part in Interview With The Vampire according to an interview with its director, Neil Jordan.In a new interview with Variety to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film, which starred Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst, Jordan revealed that Day-Lewis was considered for the part of Lestat – which eventually went to Cruise.He explained: “Daniel was mentioned by the studio, but I never felt he would do it. I did sent him the script, and unsurprisingly, he said he didn’t want to do a vampire film. So there were reams of people that were mentioned.“Anne’s [Rice, author of the book on which the film was based] particular favourites were great people like Rutger Hauer and Jeremy Irons, but we went through the normal casting process, and then Tom Cruise was suggested.

A three-time Academy Award winner, Daniel Day-Lewis last appeared on screen in 2017’s “Phantom Thread.” And, as recently as six months ago, friends such as filmmaker Jim Sheridan said the 67-year-old had given no indication he was planning on ending his retirement from acting. It appears his son has convinced him to change that stance.

Daniel Day-Lewis is reportedly coming out of retirement, with rumours swirling after he was spotted on a film set with Sean Bean.The actor announced his retirement from acting in 2017 ahead of the release of Phantom Thread, for which Day-Lewis received an Oscar nomination.Speaking with W Magazine at the time, Day-Lewis opened up about his decision to retire. “I dread to use the overused word ‘artist,’ but there’s something of the responsibility of the artist that hung over me,” he explained. “I need to believe in the value of what I’m doing.

Daniel Day-Lewis’ retirement from acting has been shared.Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan, who directed three of Day-Lewis’ most well-known films: My Left Foot, In The Name Of The Father and The Boxer, has opened up about the actor’s retirement.Speaking with ScreenDaily, Sheridan said: “He says he’s done.”“I keep talking to him. I’d love to do something with him again. He’s like everybody else.

Daniel Day-Lewis has made a rare public appearance this week at the premiere of his wife’s new film.The actor, who retired after his last film, Phantom Thread, was in attendance at the premiere with his wife Rebecca Miller, for the unveiling of her new film, She Came To Me. The couple were also joined by their son, Ronan.The new film is a romantic comedy and stars Anne Hathaway, Peter Dinklage, and Marisa Tomei.It’s been four years since Day-Lewis has made a formal public appearance.Reflecting on his decision to retire in 2017, Day-Lewis said: “All my life, I’ve mouthed off about how I should stop acting…it was something I had to do.”Day-Lewis is the only actor to have won three Oscars for acting, taking home awards for My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood, and Lincoln.In other Day-Lewis news, the filmmakers behind The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent have revealed that the actor was once in line to play Nicolas Cage in the film.The movie sees Cage play a fictionalised version of himself alongside the likes of Pedro Pascal and Tiffany Haddish, who portray different characters to their actual selves.Writers Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten have opened up about early struggles getting the film made, with Cage initially hesitant to take on the role of playing himself.“There were times when I think I, more than Tom, was trying to talk myself into other ideas,” Etten said.

The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent have revealed that Daniel Day-Lewis was once in line to play Nicolas Cage in the new film.The movie sees Cage play a fictionalised version of himself alongside the likes of Pedro Pascal and Tiffany Haddish, who portray different characters to their actual selves.Writers Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten have opened up about early struggles getting the film made, with Cage initially hesitant to take on the role of playing himself.“We were told that Nick has done these projects before and he’s not wild about Nick as Nick,” Etten recalled to The Hollywood Reporter. “And we weren’t two guys who had a huge body of work that you could point to and be like, ‘No, trust us.’“We knew that we needed to have a real offer to go along with the script.