The now retired English actor Daniel Day-Lewis is considered by many cinephiles across the globe as one of the greatest actors of all time. Even the perfectionist Indian actor Aamir Khan once named him as one of his favorite actors. So, the admiration for the 66-year-old actor is global and unanimous. He has won three ‘Best Actor’ Oscar awards so far (for My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood & Lincoln). The last feature film in which the accomplished performer starred was Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Phantom Thread’ and before that in Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’.
Recently, Daniel Day-Lewis surprised all his fans by making an appearance at the National Board of Review awards ceremony where he handed over the ‘Best Director’ trophy to ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ helmer Martin Scorsese. The actor-director duo has previously collaborated on two films – ‘The Age of Innocence’ and ‘Gangs of New York’.
But the real surprise was when Martin Scorsese teased a potential third project with Daniel Day-Lewis. But since, as of now, Daniel Day-Lewis is enjoying his retirement days, his acting comeback looks uncertain to fans. So, what are the real chances for the acting comeback of Daniel Day-Lewis? Let’s analyze.
Some of you might not be aware that Daniel Day-Lewis took a break from acting in films from the year 1997 to 2000. However, later, he made a comeback for a Martin Scorsese movie – ‘Gangs of New York’, for which he was nominated for an Oscar. Then again, he retired from acting in the year 2017, after ‘Phantom Thread’.
And since he has come out of retirement once for a Martin Scorsese film, it is quite possible that he can make another comeback to star in a Martin Scorsese movie. Also, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Day-Lewis have expressed their mutual admiration for each other several times.
It was previously announced that Martin Scorsese will be making a film about Jesus, which could also be the shortest feature film of his directorial career. The Jesus-centric film will ostensibly be set during the present times and will ostensibly revolve around the core teachings of Jesus and not on a particular doctrine.
Until now, no lead actor to essay the lead role in Martin Scorsese Jesus movie has been finalized. So, what could be better for movie buffs if the role is essayed by Daniel Day-Lewis himself. Has Martin Scorsese offered the role to Daniel Day-Lewis? We don’t know yet for sure, but we have a strong feeling about this. We are keeping our fingers crossed for that to happen. Right now, we would say there might be a 60% chance of Daniel Day-Lewis making an acting comeback. An actor of his caliber and passion can’t and shouldn’t be away from acting in films for so long after all!