Film & TV / NewsDaniel Day-Lewis is an intense fashion designer in last filmPaul Thomas Anderson directs the actor in what will be his final production before retirement, the stunning Phantom ThreadShareLink copied ✔️October 24, 2017Film & TVNewsTextAnna Cafolla Back in June, Daniel Day-Lewis announced he would be retiring from his illustrious, chameleon-like acting career. In what will be his final role, he takes a leading part in the Paul Thomas Anderson-directed Phantom Thread. The actor plays Reynolds Woodcock, a fashion designer and dressmaker that caters to Britain’s celebs, royalty and high class in the 50s, along with his sister Cyril. Having spent years mingling and enjoying high society, he is suddenly attracted to Alma (Vicky Krieps), a servant woman and subsequently his new muse and lover. In the intense, visually stunning film that cracks the glamorous veneer of the couture world, the designer is emotionally tormented by his art and new romantic venture, and he begins to unravel along with his relationship. Krieps, a Luxembourg-born actor, has played roles in Colonia, Hanna and A Most Wanted Man, alongside the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood takes on the score, with Lesley Manville and Camilla Rutherford also starring. It’s the second time Anderson and Day-Lewis have creatively teamed up, following 2007’s highly acclaimed There Will Be Blood. Phantom Thread will premiere in cinemas December 25. Watch the trailer below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE6LILITH6: Inside the witchy femme mall cult of Forbidden FruitsDJ Ahmet, a coming-of-ager about an EDM-obsessed teen sheep farmerPenfoldsTroye Sivan invites us to his Paris Fashion Week launch eventWho is Takashi Miike? An intro to Japanese cinema’s cult provocateurThe Good Boy is a sick, twisted nightmare about delinquent teens Nike How the Dazed US team are AirmaxxingArco, a striking, soul-stirring sci-fi about lonely kids in 2075Bill Skarsgård and Gus Van Sant on their scrappy thriller Dead Man’s WireScarlet: Anime legend Mamoru Hosoda’s trippy new take on Hamlet7 unmissable films from South by Southwest 2026 Why fans are turning against Timothée ChalametOscars 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s nominationsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy