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Robert De Niro’s newest movie has him seeing double!
The actor, 79, is set to play two parts in the upcoming crime dramaWise Guysfrom directorBarry Levinson, according to multiple outlets includingThe Hollywood Reporter,VarietyandDeadline.
A Warner Bros. Discovery film,Wise Guyswill feature De Niro as warring 20th century Italian American crime bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, per the outlets.
“In 1957, Genovese attempted to assassinate Costello but failed, although he was wounded and decided to retire, as much as one can retire from the Mafia,“THRreports of the premise, in part.
De Niro and Levinson, 80, previously worked together on the filmsSleeper(1996),Wag the Dog(1997) andWhat Just Happened(2008), as well as on the 2017 HBO television biopicThe Wizard of Lies.
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News of De Niro’s reunion with Levinson comes just over a month after the two-timeOscarwinner got together with hisAnalyze ThisandAnalyze ThatcostarBilly Crystal.
The two actors caught up at New York City’s Nederlander Theatre, where Crystal, 74, is currently starring on Broadway in the musical adaptation of his 1992 comedy,Mr. Saturday Night.
Accordingto a source on the scene, the two embraced, with Crystal jokingly telling De Niro, “I didn’t think you’d be up for a musical!”
“I love musicals,” De Niro told Crystal, according to the source. He then went on to praise his performance, teasing as both laughed, “You sing! And you sounded good!”
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De Niro also reunited withAl Pacinoearlier this year tocelebrate the 50th anniversaryof their classic crime epicThe Godfather.
Pacino, 82, and author Michael Hainey participated in a discussion about the seminal mafia film from directorFrancis Ford Coppolabefore Tribeca screened the film’s restoration.
De Niro and Pacino previously joined Coppola, 83, onstage at the 94thAcademy Awards, where the iconic directorreflected on his magnum opus' milestone anniversary.
source: people.com
