{"id":249194,"date":"2021-05-14T01:30:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T22:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/robert-de-niro-to-star-in-lionsgate-comedy-film\/"},"modified":"2021-05-14T01:30:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T22:30:40","slug":"robert-de-niro-to-star-in-lionsgate-comedy-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/robert-de-niro-to-star-in-lionsgate-comedy-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#Robert De Niro to Star in Lionsgate Comedy \u2013 \/Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Robert De Niro to Star in Lionsgate Comedy \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Robert De Niro<\/strong> is set to play\u00a0standup comic Sebastian Maniscalco<\/strong>\u2018s dad. De Niro has been tapp<\/a>ed to star in\u00a0About My Father<\/em><\/strong>, an upcoming comedy loosely based on\u00a0Maniscalco\u2019s life, set during a weekend in which\u00a0Maniscalco clashes with his old-school Italian immigrant dad.<\/p>\n

Variety<\/a> reports that De Niro has joined the cast of\u00a0About My Father<\/em> as\u00a0Maniscalco\u2019s dad Salvo, who disagrees with Sebastian\u2019s plan \u201cto propose to his all-American girlfriend, prompting Salvo to insist on crashing a weekend with her parents.\u201d
\nThe movie reunites De Niro and Salvo after the pair appeared together in Martin Scorsese\u2019s acclaimed mob drama\u00a0The Irishman<\/em>. De Niro was reportedly the first person the team thought of when Salvo described his real-life dad.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way Sebastian talks about his father, Salvo sounds to us like the type of guy who thinks that Robert De Niro should play him in a movie. So we thought, why not?\u201d Nathan Kahane, president of the\u00a0Lionsgate\u00a0Motion Picture Group, said in a statement. \u201cActually, Robert De Niro is incredibly selective about the projects he chooses, so we are thrilled that he responded so strongly to this hilarious and heartfelt screenplay. He\u2019ll make a fantastic and funny pairing with Sebastian.\u201d<\/p>\n

About My Father<\/em> will also star Salvo, playing himself, and will be directed by\u00a0Laura Terruso<\/strong> (Neflix\u2019s Work It<\/em>) from a script by Maniscalco and Austen Earl. Depth of Field, which is the company behind Lulu Wang\u2019s\u00a0The Farewell<\/em> and Disney\u2019s upcoming\u00a0Pinocchio\u00a0<\/em>remake starring Tom Hanks, is producing the movie.\u00a0Depth of Field executives Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, and Andrew Miano will serve as producers, with Judi Marmel serving as an executive producer. James Myers and Chelsea Kujawa are overseeing production for the studio.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been fans of Laura\u2019s for a while,\u201d Paul Weitz said in a statement. \u201cLike Sebastian, her parents are Italian immigrants and she locked into this story.\u201d<\/p>\n

It sounds like\u00a0About My Father<\/em> will be an intensely Italian experience \u2014 which should be comfortable territory for De Niro, who has leaned into his Italian roots for much of his storied career. He\u2019s fairly comfortable playing an oppressive father figure in a comedy too, having appeared in comedies like\u00a0Meet the Parents<\/em> and its sequels. I can\u2019t say I know much about\u00a0Maniscalco\u2019s skill as an actor; he played a kind of forgettable supporting role in\u00a0The Irishman<\/em>, though he apparently did all right in\u00a0Green Book<\/em>. Hopefully it will be fun to see him face off against De Niro in\u00a0About My Father<\/em>.
\nProduction for\u00a0About My Father<\/em> is due to\u00a0begin later in 2021.<\/p>\n

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