Day-Lewis: 'My mum loved Sophia Loren'

Daniel Day-Lewis has revealed that his late mum was "delighted" that her idol Sophia Loren was playing his on-screen mother.

The Oscar-winning actor, who stars as Italian film director Guido Contini in musical film Nine, said that before his mother passed away, she said that she approved of the casting choice of Loren.

Day-Lewis told Time Out magazine: "My own mum passed away last year and I'm sorry she didn't get to see this film, but she was so tickled at the idea of Sophia playing my mum.

"She was delighted. She wouldn't have approved of all the people who have been my mum over the years! But that one scored a real hit."

Day-Lewis recently said that he had to think about it for a long time before agreeing to star in Nine, which is out early next year.