r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 13d ago
Media First Image of Daniel Day-Lewis and Sean Bean in 'Anemone' - An absorbing family drama about lives undone by seemingly irreconcilable legacies of political and personal violence.
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u/GreenAldiers 12d ago
DDL is 100 percent going to take part in political and personal violence
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u/TheLastSalamanca 12d ago
Welp, we haven’t seen Sean Bean get beat to death with a wooden bowling pin. So there’s that.
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u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor 13d ago edited 12d ago
It's Daniel Day-Lewis' first role in 8 years (2017's Phantom Thread) and it's directed by his son Ronan (co-written by Daniel and Ronan).
Releases Oct 10
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u/medfordjared 12d ago
Interesting. I thought Day-Lewis said he retired from acting.
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u/The_Autarch 12d ago
I mean, it's his son. A lot harder to say no to him.
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u/SirShmooey 12d ago
"I'VE ABANDONED MY CHILD!"
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u/WafflesofDestitution 12d ago
"BASTARD FROM A BASKET!"
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u/the_amatuer_ 12d ago
I say no to my son all the time, he's three and wants to way m&ms for dinner.
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u/InnocentTailor 12d ago
chuckles in Miyazaki
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u/nickcash 12d ago
Miyazaki's son is possibly the only thing he wouldn't come out of retirement to work with
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u/AromaTaint 12d ago
He held out for 8 years. That's impressive. I'm lucky if I can handle 8 minutes of 'but daaaaddd, pleeeeease'
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u/beets_or_turnips 12d ago
I believe he generally goes into retirement after every movie he's in.
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u/Threadheads 12d ago
Much like how some recording artists will have multiple ‘farewell’ tours.
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u/MalHeartsNutmeg 12d ago
This will be a bit of a deep cut since Aussie artists aren’t really well known but my mum has been to like 3 farewell tours for John Farnham and apparently he’s coming out of retirement again after having just beaten cancer and getting a jaw reconstruction to tour once more lol.
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u/Threadheads 12d ago
Exactly who I was thinking of when I wrote that comment. I guess he won’t rest until the entire population has heard ‘The Voice’ one last time live.
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u/ffrenchtoast2 12d ago edited 12d ago
Oh yikes that makes me nervous. Hopefully it’s good
Edit: to be clear I’m sure his acting is gonna great. Whether the movie will be great is what I’m nervous about
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u/John__Wick 12d ago
Nepotism doesn’t automatically make movies bad. But a lot of bad movies wouldn’t exist if not for nepotism…
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u/true_gunman 12d ago
Show biz was built on nepotism. And honestly it has a negative connotation becuase the thought is they only got a job becuase of their family connections. That definitely happens, but also if you think about a kid who grows up on stages and sets and sees a parents performing, acting, directing. It's not that crazy to think those kids would grow up to be capable performers.
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u/pehr71 12d ago
Basically every business is ”built” on nepotism in some way.
If your parent works as an electrician, the odds are you might want to give it a try. And you will know lots of people in the business to ask for help. And they will probably help, part because they know your parent, part because they might know you since you were a child.
You are a known “commodity” and you will be given lots of opportunities because you are a safer bet than someone completely new knocking on the door asking for work.
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u/AKAkorm 12d ago
Right...using family connections is normal in every industry. I think the whole Hollywood nepobaby stuff is overblown, if there are actors who are truly terrible performers getting roles because of their name alone, I get it. But I really don't care much if a genuinely great actor is related to other actors.
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u/boodabomb 12d ago
The issue with nepotism isn’t really the quality of performance though. Most nepos are decent actors.
The problem is that there are 8 million qualified actors for any given role and the absolute hardest part of being an actor in Hollywood is breaking in. Many, many talents will never hit the silver screen because someone’s nephew got to skip the line and as a result, Hollywood slowly becomes a more restrictive and cyclical family while others lose their opportunities.
Not unexpected, just a shame.
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u/pehr71 12d ago
The ones who are really bad tend to get maybe one or two chances. And after that they’re basically out.
As for the others, Michael Douglas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Drew Barrymore, Cristian Slater etc I don’t think anyone feels they haven’t earned their spot now.
Sofia Coppola did Godfather 3 realized her limitations and have basically only directed since then. Something tells me it was more her that made her father a favor, to help him out of a bad spot.
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u/dogstardied 12d ago
If it doesn’t make you rich, you’re going into the family business. If it does, you’re a nepo baby.
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u/Office_glen 12d ago
I think most people get upset at the fact that some of the "nepo" babies give interviews about how hard it was to get their foot in the door, all the auditions they were going to, honing their craft etc
and while that may be true, there are many fine actors who will never see the stage because they don't have the connections to get there
It's like a family business, no one shits on the kid who takes over his fathers multi million dollar business but works hard and is humble, they only shit on the kid who takes over the multi million dollar business and acts like he built it himself
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u/elingobernable810 12d ago
Yea its why when someone like Jack Quaid comes out and basically says "yea i had life a little easier because of my parents", it actually endears him to more people. No one's saying all nepo kids are talentless or that they dont work hard, but theres no denying that they have it easier to break in than a random theater actor thats waiting for their moment.
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u/Leading_Line2741 12d ago
Many nepo-babies and their families also forget one important thing: being a nepo-baby has nothing to do with talent. Being talented and hardworking doesn't make you NOT a nepo baby. There are many, many talented and hardworking people out in the world. The nepo-baby part comes in from the fact that these kids got to display their talents to the right people because of who their family member(s) is/are.
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u/LookinAtTheFjord 12d ago
Also the ones that suck at acting never last anyway.
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u/shadowofpurple 12d ago
Sophia Coppola is a terrible actress, but a wonderful director.
so sometimes it works out
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u/Oberon_Swanson 12d ago
they might not 'last' but they're usually fucking up a handful of potentially great movies before they go
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u/Sewer-Urchin 12d ago
Exactly. Unless your parent is the head of a studio or uber producer (like Aaron Spelling was) just putting you into projects, famous parents will only get you so far. You'll get chances others may not, but if you can't hack it you still won't make it.
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u/probablyuntrue 12d ago
Looks at Dakota Johnson
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u/Beave__ 12d ago
She's genuinely great in Suspiria. She's just been in some shite
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u/Yolosvend 12d ago
People who say she’s shit have legitimately only watched maybe three of her projects. Madame Web and 50 shades most likely. She has plenty great work.
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u/surprise-poopsicle 12d ago
She doesn’t have tremendous range but she definitely gets a bad rap due to some serious miscasting more than anything else
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u/extinct_Axolotl 12d ago
I watched The Help during the weekend and thought exactly this about Bryce Dallas Howard. I thought of her watching her dad work and I know it doesn't automatically mean she is going to be great but in her case she must love the industry.
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u/0verstim 12d ago edited 12d ago
EVERY industry ever was built on nepotism! If your father was a coal miner, you were going to be a coal miner, if your father owned a bakery, guess what, youd be working in that bakery. Look at last names; How many Smiths, Bakers, Cartwrights, Chandlers, Coopers...
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u/yoloswagrofl 12d ago
That's not really what nepotism is though. Nepotism is favoritism towards a relative. If you are qualified for a job but get passed over because the boss has a relative that applied (who may or may not be qualified), that's nepotism. If you own a bakery and give it to your child when you retire, that's just inheritance.
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u/ImMeltingNow 12d ago
As Reddit gets older more ppl gonna understand why nepotism exists, at least the “I really love my kids so I’ll give them an unfair advantage” part even if they don’t agree with it. At least that’s what I keep hearing being an “adult” is, empathizing with opinions they disagree with.
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u/grmayshark 12d ago
Please see the Ballad of Jack and Rose to see that in DDL’s case nepotism can in fact make a bad movie. Hes one of, if not the greatest living actor that also seems to like supporting his family, not inherently bad but not exactly what we want to see him come back for.
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u/MMuller87 12d ago
Nepotism gave us Ben Stiller - and he gave us Severance.
There are good and bad examples everywhere.
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u/REDDITATO_ 12d ago
Not really fair to just say "he gave us Severance". Been Stiller is a legend (despite Zoolander 2).
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u/Old_Instrument_Guy 12d ago
Ben's done a lot of great work in his own right and I would say perhaps even eclipsed his parents. I love that he use to also include them in his movies. When he cast his mom as the Employment Agent who basically told him he was a loser, was just brilliant if you were in on the joke.
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u/probablyuntrue 12d ago
No one can tell you no when you’re the nepo director and you really want a star wipe and dubstep backing track with every scene
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u/likwitsnake 12d ago
Really loved the part of this movie where DDL turns to the audience and says 'It's Anemoning time'
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u/Sk8rchiq4lyfe 12d ago
I think DDL's extraordinary career has been because of how selective and integral he is. I have a lot of faith he would not do a role just to advance his son's career without really believing in the project.
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u/dewdewdewdew4 12d ago
I mean, I am sure he really believes in the project... but it's his son, so he is going to be blind to a lot of things, perfectly natural.
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u/kickintheball 12d ago
Just because your dad is one of the greatest living actors of all time, doesn’t mean you will just be a good director.
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u/No_Iron_8087 12d ago
The fact Daniel co-wrote it is making me more optimistic — clearly he’s invested in the story, and it’s not just a favour for his son
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u/BellyCrawler 12d ago
You're optimistic that an actor with no previous writing credits wrote it? It's more likely that it'll be middling, as most of these affairs are.
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u/probablyuntrue 12d ago
27 years old, nepo hire, and never directed anything full length
This is either gonna be incredible or dog shit
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u/Kalwest 12d ago
I worked with him on a film and he was the Art PA about two years ago. What a quick come up lmao
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u/probablyuntrue 12d ago
I can’t even fault him, who’s gonna say no to directing a feature film at 27 starring DDL
Unless your true passion is accounting or something idk
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u/Split_Pea_Vomit 12d ago
He's just directing films so he can save enough money to go to school and get his accounting degree.
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u/DeejusIsHere 12d ago
Has Daniel directed before? I had the feeling maybe they co-directed or he at least was helpful but he let his son take all the credit
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u/icansmellcolors 12d ago
Would you say that, in a way, he's earned his shot? Or paid his dues?
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u/0bviouslyNotAGopher 12d ago
There's a better than decent chance that Daniel Day-Lewis's worst movie will have been done as a favor to his kid. Honestly, that's not a terrible thing.
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u/Coffeedemon 12d ago
Maybe the direction will be mediocre but they'll have a solid screenplay, DP and cast. It doesn't sound like a huge production cast of hundreds in need of a master director.
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u/Ghosty_Spartan 12d ago
nepo hire
So like majority of other movies?
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u/probablyuntrue 12d ago
I like meritocratic picks, like Jake gyllenhaal, Jamie Lee Curtis, and the Skarsgårds
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u/staedtler2018 12d ago
or Daniel Day-Lewis, son of poet laureate Cecil Day-Lewis and actress Jill Balcon, herself the daughter of famed film producer Sir Michael Balcon.
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u/cryptic-fox 12d ago
I read the title and was like wait didn’t he quit acting a long time ago? Then I saw your comment “directed by his son”. Okay, that’s why.
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u/Looper007 12d ago
Also remember his son Ronan mother is also Rebecca Miller, a very good writer/director in herself and his grandfather is one of the greatest playwrites ever in Arthur Miller. Some of it might have rubbed off on Ronan in terms of talent.
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u/ebradio 12d ago
Here is the official synopsis:
Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis roars back to the screen for his first role in eight years in this absorbing family drama directed by Ronan Day-Lewis about lives undone by seemingly irreconcilable legacies of political and personal violence. Co-written by father and son, the Northern England–set Anemone begins as a middle-aged man (Sean Bean) sets out from his suburban home on a journey into the woods, where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother (Day-Lewis). Bonded by a mysterious, complicated past, the men share a fraught, if occasionally tender relationship—one that was forever altered by shattering events decades earlier. An emotional powerhouse, this directorial debut is assured in both small details and grand gestures as it charts the path toward familial redemption against all odds. In addition to its unflinching lead performances, Anemone features standout supporting work from Samantha Morton and Samuel Bottomley, and sensationally expressive widescreen cinematography by Ben Fordesman. A Focus Features release.
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u/g1344304 12d ago
I assumed the political violence was something to do with Northern Ireland but I guess maybe the miner strikes?
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u/bladejb343 12d ago
Samantha Morton too? Pretty solid cast.
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u/Not-another-one-99 8d ago
She lived in the village next to mine. Lovely woman and really talented.
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u/imjusta_bill 12d ago
I have no idea what Daniel Day Lewis actually looks like
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u/Mando_Mustache 12d ago
He looks exactly like Gary Oldman
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u/The_wolf2014 12d ago
Ever seen Gary Oldman and Daniel Day Lewis in the same room at the same time?
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u/jawndell 12d ago
I’ve never seen Gary Oldman, Daniel Day Lewis, or me in the same room at the same time. Maybe they are playing me right now? Maybe I’m Daniel Day Lewis and I don’t even know it.
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u/WaterlooMall 12d ago
If you watch SLOW HORSES you kind of get an idea of what Gary Oldman actually looks like except he's just wildly unkept and overweight.
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u/directstranger 12d ago
I came here for this comment, I had to look at the picture for a full minute to figure out who is Daniel Day Lewis and I'm still not sure it's him.
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u/hovdeisfunny 12d ago
I mean it's pretty clear which one of them is Sean Bean, and there's only two people in the picture
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u/mrthomani 12d ago
I dunno, it’s pretty difficult to recognize Sean Bean when he isn’t pretending to be dead.
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u/hagopes 12d ago
Daniel Day Lewis as Titus Welliver
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u/BattlinBud 12d ago
Always nice talking with you Jacob
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u/MichelangeBro 12d ago
I'm seeing so much Alan Rickman personally. If Alan Rickman ever had a handlebar mustache I guess lol
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u/Lumberghstyle 13d ago
I thought ddl retired from acting.
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u/SkyJW 12d ago
He did (that was actually his second retirement), but it seemed that the prospect of making a movie with his son was enough to motivate him to come out of retirement.
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u/Historical_Leg5998 12d ago
Also the last thing on his acting bucket-list was probably killing Sean Bean.
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u/mangongo 12d ago
There's no way they would kill off Sean Bean
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u/mikewastaken 12d ago
The television and motion picture industry has a rich tradition of killing off Sean Bean
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u/waitingtodiesoon 12d ago
Sean Bean does not really accept roles where he dies anymore.
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u/NastyMothaFucka 12d ago
SPOILER ALERT
The last film I saw with him was a comedy on Amazon that JUST came out this summer and…
SPOILER ALERT
He dies and his corpse plays a big role in the plot…
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u/Timely_Discount2135 12d ago
No film title?
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u/Bonk0076 12d ago
Amazon stopped doing titles as a way to keep costs down. Titles would add $7 to your annual Prime Membership.
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u/waitingtodiesoon 12d ago
Apparently it is called Deep Cover, came out in 2025. He said he was turning down roles where his character would die in 2019, but maybe after 6 years of not dying anymore he was OK with dying again.
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u/EricRShelton 12d ago
That would be spoilers! But I saw it, too. It’s called Deep Cover, about improv comics going undercover as cops.
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u/BackToTheMudd 12d ago
Deep Cover. It’s actually really fun. Orlando Bloom is good at comedy which was surprising to me.
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u/Work_Akkount 12d ago
Hilariously, he makes it through the entirety of Silent Hill of all things.
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u/stenebralux 12d ago
It probably helped his son secure the movie deal as well.
DDL son has a script is interesting... but DDL is attached to it? That's an instant buy.
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u/Static-Stair-58 12d ago
He’d always said he would come back if there was something enticing enough for him.
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u/Petunio 12d ago
I was there when Soderbergh announced his retirement too.
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u/waitingtodiesoon 12d ago
DDL and Miyzaki are two people who I never believe when they say they retired.
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u/Yakuzablanco 12d ago
Didn't realize Daniel Day-Lewis un-retired!
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u/No_Iron_8087 12d ago
Somewhere in LA, PTA has started salivating uncontrollably over a typewriter
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u/Prestigious-Key-1886 13d ago
Sean beans character better not die
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u/tastylemming 13d ago
The plot will probably revolve around the suicide of his character, and be played in flashbacks.
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u/Tolkien-Minority 12d ago
In spite of the tired memes hes only died in about a quarter of his roles
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u/taway9925881 12d ago
Holy shit. I thought DDL had retired but so stoked to see him back. Looking forward to this. Welcome back DDL.
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u/panderson1988 12d ago
I had no idea Daniel Day Lewis came out of retirement! Now this movie is 100% on my radar just to see him one more time.
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u/ProstetnicVogonJelz 12d ago
Hey guys I think we need a 17th person to make a "Sean Bean dies" "joke" before this thread gets any bigger, we don't have enough in here yet.
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u/Remarkable-Band-8597 12d ago
Samantha Morton also starring - great actress. Shaping up to look good!
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u/MexiMeltDude 12d ago
Sean Bean's character probably lasting 5, 10 minutes tops.
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u/appletinicyclone 12d ago
I feel sad for him that he had such pivotal roles in lotr and game of thrones yet financially didn't get or make much from what he did compared to the actors that benefited from being present in those things after the loss of his character.
No one gives a fuck about the stark family if not for honourable ned
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u/ICantEvenDrive_ 12d ago
Dude is a multi millionaire many times over, is known by pretty much anyone into film (let alone his Sharpe days) and is constantly finding decent work.
I don't think you need to feel sad for him.
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u/TerminatorReborn 12d ago
Still had a better career than anyone on GOT except Pedro Pascal anyway.
I wanted more of him as Ned too but thats the character, he was destined to die to show us how the GOT universe is like. Still went out with a all timer of a performance.
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u/Chuck_Raycer 12d ago
He was already an established movie star before GOT. Everybody else besides Charles Dance was basically a nobody.
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u/rex_dart_eskimo_spy 12d ago
Mark Addy, star of TV's Still Standing, would like some words.
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u/averytolar 12d ago
I’m going to assume Sean Bean doesn’t make it to the end of the movie. I hope they use the Brian Jonestown massacre song of the same title name.
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u/SourArmoredHero 12d ago
DDL could literally play a turd floating in a toilet and still get an Oscar nomination
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u/cruisin_urchin87 12d ago
Ok. I’m in.
Anyone making guesses on how Sean Bean dies in this one?
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u/redditjam645 12d ago
Do you think the fine method actor DDL stormed the capital on J6 to get into character?
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u/Separate-Suspect-726 12d ago
I’d watch DDL read prescription drug warnings