r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 15d 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/Kalwest 14d 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 14d 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 14d 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/Kalwest 14d ago

This is hilarious

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u/InnocentTailor 14d ago

The opposite of actors like Simu Liu - ex-accountant turned action star.

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u/Savetheokami 14d ago

Student loans aren’t cheap. These days you need to break movie records and win awards to pay down that debt.

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u/Kalwest 14d ago

Ooo I 1000% agree. No fault to him at all and he comes from two VERY talented parents. I guess I meant to say that he semi worked his way up. Not like his first day on set was directing.

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u/omega_manhatten 14d ago

Accountacy is just a slippery slope into Lion taming.

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u/DeejusIsHere 14d 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/ForgetfulFrolicker 14d ago

According to IMDb, no.

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u/icansmellcolors 14d ago

Would you say that, in a way, he's earned his shot? Or paid his dues?

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u/Kalwest 14d ago

Not sure, I don’t know how many other jobs he’s been on but he’s def worked at the bottom.

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u/Nightbynight 14d ago

Directors don't "pay their dues" on sets. You don't need to start as a PA and work your way up.

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u/CheeseburgerSocks 14d ago

Was he cool or a dick or in between lol

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u/Kalwest 14d ago

He was totally cool

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u/CheeseburgerSocks 14d ago

legit nice to hear

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u/Nightbynight 14d ago

You don't work your way up from art PA to director though dude, you know this.

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u/Kalwest 14d ago

It’s definitely possible, it’s all about the right connections. Of course, there are the Spielbergs and Nolans of the world, but they’re the minority. There are thousands of directors who got the job one way or another because they knew someone. In fact, about 95% of production jobs come down to “networking” aka hookups/nepo. All I’m saying is, at least he did some grunt work.