Martin Scorsese looks to tease Daniel Day-Lewis out of retirement

Martin Macdonald - 12 January 2024, 11:42 Share

Martin Scorsese joked to an audience in New York this week that he and Daniel Day-Lewis should collaborate on one more movie.

The pair worked together on 1993's The Age of Innocence and 2002's Gangs of New York, which earned Day-Lewis an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

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The Irishman is one of the most acclaimed actors of all time, though he recently retired from his profession after Phantom Thread in 2017.

Day-Lewis has largely kept away from the public eye since, but he emerged to present Scorsese with the Best Director award at the National Board of Review (NBR) Awards in Manhattan for Killers of the Flower Moon.

“I was a teenager when I discovered Martin’s work,” he said on stage.

“With a light of his own making he illuminated unknown worlds that pulsed with a dangerous, irresistible energy — worlds that were mysterious to me and utterly enthralling. He illuminated the vast beautiful landscape of what is possible in film and he clarified for me what it is that one must ask of one self to work in faith.”

Scorsese then took to the stage and teased Day-Lewis to come out of retirement.

"Thank you, Daniel," the legendary filmmaker said.

"To receive this honour, presented by Daniel, is an honour in itself from me. We did two films together and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life, I must say.

"Maybe there's time for one more..."

Queue the audience cheering as Day-Lewis smiled at his friend from the background.

Never say never...