Catherine Zeta-Jones Addresses Whether Leaving Hollywood Was "Detrimental" to Her Career

Why it matters
In October 2024, production company Focus Features announced the Oscar winner would star in Anemone, the film he wrote alongside son Ronan Day-Lewis (who will also direct).
Key takeaways
- Shortly after receiving his sixth Oscar nod for his final film, 2017's Phantom Thread, the thespian had his rep issue a statement informing fans that he "will no longer be working as an actor.
- The Ant-Man and the Wasp star announced she's taking an indefinite hiatus from acting after 20 years in the industry.
- And though he returned to set for a handful of projects, the Oscar nominee again announced his plans to quit acting while promoting his Peacock series The Best Man: The Final Chapters in 2022.
- I called Mitch Hurwitz, who's the creator of Arrested Development and I said, 'If there is a season 5, I won't be doing it because I quit acting.
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