Daniel Day-Lewis announces retirement from films!

Hollywood actor Daniel Day-Lewis, considered one of the exceptional actors of his generation and winner of three Oscars, has decided to retire from showbiz, the media stated.

 

The artist's spokeswoman on Tuesday verified the news in a statement cited by Variety magazine, though without giving any reason for the decision.

 

"Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor. He is immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences over the many years. This is a private decision and neither he nor his representatives will make any further comment on this subject," Dart told.

 

The last movie by Day-Lewis, 60, will be "Phantom Thread" by director Paul Thomas Anderson, about the world of fashion in the 1950s. Written by Thomas Anderson himself, Day-Lewis will star in a cast that also features Lesley Manville and Camilla Rutherford in the film, Efe news reported.

 

By the way, Day-Lewis won his second Oscar for written and directed by, yes, Thomas Anderson.

 

The other two Academy Awards statuettes he took were for by Steven Spielberg and by Jim Sheridan.

 

He is the only artist in Hollywood history to win three Oscars in the Best Actor category. He won the three awards for "There Will Be Blood", "My Left Foot" and "Lincoln".