Daniel Day-Lewis sees his new movie Nine as a fitting tribute to his late mother.
The star says she would have been delighted to see her son starring opposite Sophia Lore.
The Oscar-winner was devastated when his beloved mum, actress Jill Balcon, passed away in July at the age of 84.
Day-Lewis admits she was delighted when he landed the lead role in Rob Marshall's cinematic musical, because the legendary Italian actress had been hired to play his onscreen mum.
He says, "My late mother was a very original and interesting character. Sophia Loren, who played my (screen) mother (in Nine), made my real-life mum very excited just before she died this year."
Nine is released on the 26th December and has a star studded cast with Penelope Cruz,
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