A big star made a surprise return to the film set on Tuesday after quitting acting in 2017.
With his gray beard, he looked completely unrecognizable while filming motorcycle scenes with actor Sean Bean in Manchester seven years after retiring.
The 67-year-old famously gave an Oscar-nominated performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2017 film Phantom Thread and then retired from acting entirely.
But he came out of retirement and was seen filming a film titled Avelyn, where Sean is believed to play the role of a former soldier.
But can you guess who it is?
A big star made a surprise return to the film set on Tuesday after quitting acting in 2017.
The star (left) looked completely unrecognizable while filming motorcycle scenes with actor Sean Bean in Manchester seven years after retiring.
That’s how it is! It’s Daniel Day-Lewis!
While it is not yet known what role Daniel plays, he was seen wearing a khaki padded jacket and a white helmet while driving Sean.
There was a large group of crew on the street filming the scenes that looked action packed.
In June 2017, Daniel revealed that he had stopped acting.
The British star, who rose to fame with films such as Gangs of New York and The Last of the Mohicans, did not reveal the reason for his retirement.
A statement issued to Variety by their spokesperson confirmed the shocking news.
In it, Leslee Dart said: “Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer work as an actor. He is immensely grateful to all his collaborators and audiences over many years.
“This is a private decision and neither he nor his representatives will comment further on the matter.”
A few months later, in an interview with W. magazine acknowledged that he felt “great sadness” about the decision, but explained that he felt obliged to make it.
‘The urge to quit smoking took root in me and became a compulsion. It was something I had to do,’ he said.
He continued: ‘Do I feel better? Not yet. I have great sadness. And that’s the right way to feel.’
Can you guess who? It’s Daniel Day-Lewis! The star famously gave an Oscar-nominated performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2017 film Phantom Thread and then retired from acting entirely.
But he came out of retirement and was seen filming a film titled Avelyn, where Sean is believed to play the role of a former soldier.
While it is not yet known what role Daniel plays, he was seen wearing a khaki padded jacket and a white helmet while driving Sean.
There was a large group of crew on the street filming the scenes that looked action packed.
In June 2017 Daniel revealed that he had stopped acting.
The British star, who rose to fame with films such as Gangs of New York and The Last of the Mohicans, did not reveal the reason for his retirement.
A statement issued to Variety by his spokesperson confirmed the shocking news that he would be stopping acting (seen in January 2024).
‘When I started, it was a question of salvation. Now I want to explore the world in a different way.’
Daniel has earned a host of awards throughout his illustrious career, including three Academy Awards for Best Actor for his performances in My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007) and Lincoln (2012).
The father of three is a famous and dedicated method actor, and in the role that earned him his first Oscar, his acclaimed 1989 performance as Irish writer and cerebral palsy victim Christy Moore in My Left Foot, he reportedly asked the team that would carry him in a wheelchair. in his wheelchair between feedings and feed him with a spoon.
To prepare for his role as Gerry Conlon, a suspected IRA terrorist wrongfully convicted in the Guildford Four film In the Name of the Father, he spent three nights on meager prison rations in a freezing cell.
Those passing by the set were instructed to abuse him and throw cold water on him.
A technician who worked with Day-Lewis twice said at the time: “I’ve never seen anything like it.”
In it, Leslee Dart said: “Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer work as an actor. He is immensely grateful to all his collaborators and audiences over the many years
A few months later, in an interview with W magazine, he acknowledged that he felt “great sadness” about the decision, but explained that he felt obliged to make it.
They seemed busy at work filming the motorcycle scenes.
He was wearing a dark green jacket, black pants and gloves.
Daniel has earned a host of awards throughout his illustrious career, including three Academy Awards for Best Actor for his performances in My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007) and Lincoln (2012).
He made sure to put safety first by wearing a helmet.
He has been absent from acting since 2017.
The film crew followed them in another moving vehicle.
He looked in his element filming the action scenes.
In addition to having a successful career under his belt, Daniel has been married to fellow actress Rebecca Miller since 1996.
It is believed that Sean will play a former soldier in the new film.
“We all had to call him by his character’s name, even if we ran into him in the bathrooms.
“If he was doing a scene where he was being aggressive or fighting, he would start to get really angry a few days before and stare and growl at people on set.
“You had to know when to stay away from him because he could be quite scary when he was in character.
And in addition to having a successful career under his belt, he has been married to actress Rebecca Miller since 1996 and the couple shares two children: Ronan Cal Day-Lewis (born 1998) and Cashel Blake Day-Lewis (born 2002).