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Daniel Day-Lewis announces retirement from movies

Hollywood actor Daniel Day-Lewis, considered one of the outstanding actors of his generation and winner of three Oscars, has decided to retire from showbiz, the media reported. The artist's spokeswoman on Tuesday confirmed 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 said.

The last film 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.

Incidentally, 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.

Day-Lewis, known for his versatility and his gift for putting himself in the skin of even the most unexpectedly extreme characters, was also a nominee for In the Name of the Father by Jim Sheridan and Gangs of New York by Scorsese.
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