Seven years after Daniel Day-Lewis announced he was finished with acting for good, the Oscar winner will star in his son Ronan Day-Lewis directorial debut, Anemone.

Film studios Focus Features and Plan B, who are shepherding the projects production and distribution, confirmed the news Tuesday to The Associated Press .

We could not be more excited to partner with a brilliant visual artist in Ronan Day-Lewis on his first feature film alongside Daniel Day-Lewis as his creative collaborator, Focus chairperson Peter Kujawski said in a news release . They have written a truly exceptional script.

In addition to co-writing the script for Anemone with his son, Daniel Day-Lewis will star opposite Game of Thrones alum Sean Bean and The Whale actor Samantha Morton.

According to a synopsis , the film explores relationships between fathers, sons, brothers, and familial bonds.

Ronan Day-Lewis, 26, has primarily spent his adult years as a painter .

His father was nominated three times for an Oscar for There Will Be Blood (2007), Lincoln (2012) and Phantom Thread (2017) and won twice.

Daniel Day-Lewiss return to cinemas is sure to please fans, who spotted him and Bean riding a motorcycle through Manchester, England, on Tuesday, multiple news outlets reported.