After eight years of silence from one of cinema’s most revered figures, Daniel Day-Lewis is stepping back into the spotlight with ANEMONE, a deeply personal project that marks both his return to acting and a remarkable creative collaboration with his son, Ronan. The first trailer has arrived, offering our first glimpse of what promises to be one of the most compelling comebacks in recent memory.
What makes ANEMONE so extraordinary isn’t just Day-Lewis’s return, but the intimate nature of the project itself. The film represents the feature debut of his 27-year-old son Ronan, who has spent his career primarily as a painter with only two short films to his credit. Together, father and son have crafted a screenplay that distributors describe as exploring “the complex and profound ties that exist between brothers, fathers, and sons.” The meta-textual implications are impossible to ignore.
Set against the stark landscape of Yorkshire in the late 1980s, ANEMONE tells the story of two brothers whose lives remain haunted by their service as British paramilitaries in Northern Ireland two decades prior. It’s a premise that feels tailor-made for Day-Lewis, whose career has been defined by his ability to inhabit characters wrestling with historical trauma and moral complexity. From his Oscar-winning turns in MY LEFT FOOT, LINCOLN, and THERE WILL BE BLOOD to his unforgettable performances in THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE, and THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, Day-Lewis has consistently chosen projects that demand both physical and emotional transformation.
There’s something particularly poetic about Day-Lewis returning to acting through a project that explores father-son relationships. His own artistic legacy includes THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE, a 2005 film directed by his wife Rebecca Miller, Ronan’s mother. Now, the creative circle completes itself as the family that has long kept their private lives separate from Day-Lewis’s public persona comes together for what feels like their most vulnerable work yet.
For audiences who have spent nearly a decade wondering if they’d ever see Day-Lewis on screen again, ANEMONE represents more than just another film. It’s a meditation on legacy, family, and the bonds that both bind and burden us. In choosing to return through a story about brothers haunted by their past, Day-Lewis seems to be grappling with his own relationship to a career that brought him unparalleled acclaim but also, apparently, profound emotional cost.
THE MUMMY is coming to theaters Fri Apr 17.
Lee Cronin—the visionary behind THE HOLE IN THE GROUND and EVIL DEAD RISE—is back with an audacious, twisted retelling that`s already getting rave reviews. A young girl vanishes for eight years. When she finally returns, what should be a joyful reunion becomes a living nightmare.
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SNL UK IS BACK AND WE`RE LIVING FOR IT 🚨✨
Nicola Coughlan (yes, THAT Nicola Coughlan) is hosting on April 25th with the absolute legends that are @foofighters taking the stage 🎸
DERRY GIRLS fans, BRIDGERTON obsessives, this is your moment!
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Graham Norton is stepping into uncharted territory with THE NEIGHBOURHOOD—an ITV gameshow that`s about to flip the reality TV script entirely.
What happens when you put everyday people in extraordinary circumstances and ask them to compete against their neighbors for serious money?
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17 years old. A trip to Holland. Two Irish lads with big dreams and zero idea what was coming.
That`s where Ciarán Hinds and Liam Neeson bonded—and it changed everything. 🎬
In a beautiful moment on the Late Late Show, Hinds reflected on the power of those formative years—and why family, not accolades, is what truly matters. 💫
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72 hours. One decision. Everything on the line.
Andrew Scott is stepping into one of WWII`s most untold stories in the upcoming film PRESSURE—where a meteorologist`s weather forecast became the most consequential prediction in history.
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🎬 THE YEAR OF ÉANNA HARDWICKE 🎬
From SAIPAN to THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD to NO ORDINARY HEIST—this is the actor`s defining moment. An IFTA winner. A West End star. Now a desperate man caught in a heist like no other.
In cinemas THIS WEEK: a gripping true story of the infamous Northern Bank robbery. £26.5 million. Two families held hostage. No way out.
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BELFAST`s Jamie Dornan will host SNL UK this weekend.
Dornan, known for his role in FIFTY SHADES OF GREY and THE TOURIST, will front the program alongside Brit-award winning band Wolf Alice.
The show marks the first British incarnation of the sketch series, which was created by Lorne Michaels and first launched in the US in 1975.
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In a brand-new interview, OUTLANDER star/executive producer, Caitríona Balfe, discusses THAT pivotal Season 8, Episode 3 scene where Claire saves a baby.
A must-watch for OUTLANDER fans!
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✨ Brendan Gleeson just reminded us why he`s one of the greats ✨
Yesterday at the London Standard Theatre Awards, Gleeson took the night for his performance in THE WEIR—and honestly? there`s no one else who could have done it quite like him.
This is an actor who doesn`t perform. he breathes into the role. he becomes it. soul-deep, nuanced, the kind of characterisation that makes you forget you`re watching acting at all.
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