Sir Daniel Day-Lewis has reportedly quit acting to pursue a career in the fashion industry.

Representatives for the three-time Academy Award winner confirmed he is retiring from Hollywood in a statement last week, but they offered no explanation as to why he’s stepping away from the spotlight.

However, new reports suggest his retirement announcement was years in the making, with sources telling PageSix Daniel strategically planned to align the end of his acting career with the release of his upcoming high fashion movie Phantom Thread.

The celebrated veteran method actor plays a 1950s London dressmaker in the historical film, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, and while preparing for the part, he reportedly felt compelled to step into the world of fashion.

“He’s so method, it takes him three years to prepare for a role,” a source revealed to the outlet. “He was telling friends he really wanted to go out with a bang.”

Insiders noted the 60-year-old went method by seriously studying dressmaking for the role and he loved picking up the new skills so much, becoming a professional dressmaker became his new life calling.

Despite some fans’ shock, the surprise career move isn’t Daniel’s first foray into the fashion industry - in the 1990s he took a five year hiatus to work as a cobbler apprentice under shoemaker Stefano Bemer in a high-end Italian shoe factory.

Phantom Thread, which also stars Lesley Manville and Camilla Rutherford, is slated for release in the U.S. on Christmas Day.