Another Trailer for ‘Anemone’ Starring Daniel Day-Lewis & Sean Bean
by Alex Billington
September 18, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Don’t recognize me, do ya?” It’s nearly time. Focus Features has debuted another trailer for Anemone, the highly anticipated return of monumental British actor Daniel Day-Lewis (who’s now 68). It’s premiering soon at the 2025 New York Film Festival in their Spotlight section as a World Premiere before in theaters in October. Will it be any good? We’ll know soon enough. Family bonds between fathers, sons, and brothers are explored as complex relationships unfold through personal journeys & generational conflicts. The story follows a middle-aged man who sets out from his suburban home on a journey deep into the woods, where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother, played by Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis. Bonded by a complicated past, the men share a fraught and slightly tender relationship. The film also stars Sean Bean and Samantha Morton, and it’s co-written by & directed by Daniel’s son Ronan Day-Lewis as his first feature film. With striking cinematography by DP Ben Fordesman. That first trailer is better than this one, though there’s plenty of intriguing footage here as well: the explosion, the weird white object. I’m curious…
Here’s the second official trailer (+ poster) for Ronan Day-Lewis’s film Anemone, from Focus’ YouTube:
You can rewatch the first official trailer for Ronan Day-Lewis’s Anemone film right here for more footage.
Intro via NYFF: “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 both 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.” Anemone is directed by first-time filmmaker Ronan Day-Lewis, son of Daniel, making his feature directorial debut with this project after a few other shorts. The screenplay is written by Ronan Day-Lewis & Daniel Day-Lewis. Produced by Plan B Entertainment. This is premiering at the 2025 New York Film Festival this fall. Focus Features then debuts Ronan Day-Lewis’s Anemone film in select US theaters starting October 3rd, 2025 this fall. First impression? Looking good?
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