When I saw Robert De Niro in "the Godfather Part II" I was impressed but it was not until I saw him in "Taxi Driver" that I became a huge fan of this artist. Indeed, he is an artist that comes so well prepared for his roles that when he has the vehicle to drive, he takes it home as a true winner. 6 Oscar nominations and 2 Oscars in his trophy case proves his peers also think the same as I do. He is truly one of the greatest actors of all time.
I did some research for Robert De Niro's pre-production movies and found that there were 3 movies in the pre-production stage and another 3 in post production that have yet to be released.
The movie in pre-production that I suspect might just give De Niro another Oscar nomination is the movie "Selma". Directed by Lee Daniels this film is based on the events in Selma, Alabama surrounding the issues of voting rights and desegregation resulting in civil rights marches. Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King are strong components in the film but the role Robert plays that I think he will be outstanding in is Governor George Wallace. I cannot wait to see this movie!
The next two movies in pre-production are so much in their infancy that very little information is available. According to reports by Nikki Finki of the Deadline website De Niro will be doing a sequel to "Midnight Run" in the near future as well as "Another Night in Suck City", to be directed by Paul Weitz and was written by Nick Flynn. This Flynn movie is actually a story of Flynn in the late 20s when he was working in a homeless shelter. This could turn out to be another great role for De Niro.
As I said earlier, when I was researching Robert De Niro's pre-production movies, I also saw 3 movies in post production, "Stone", "Machete", and a sequel to "Meet the Fockers". The latter 2 movies I am not as interested in as "Stone".
"Stone" is a psychological thriller, a genre that I think Robert excels at. He plays the part of a correctional officer and teams up with Ed Norton who plays the part of an arsonist who is up for parole. De Niro is seduced by Norton's wife played by Milla Jovovich. De Niro and Norton paired up in the movie "The Score" back in 2001 and I think they work together great. This should be an excellent movie.
Robert De Niro will play Senator McLaughlin in the movie "Machete" with Danny Trejo playing the title role. Cheech Marin (as the priest), Michelle Rodriguez (as Luz) and Jonah Hill (as Julio) also make up an excellent cast. I am on the fence with this one. It could be an excellent film and I am sure De Niro will excel in his role as usual but I am not convinced this movie has a lot of potential.
Then there is the sequel to "Meet the Fockers". Both the original and the sequel have outstanding casts when you throw in members like Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand as the Focker family. It was a good comedy but I personally wish they had cast a different actor as Greg Focker as I was never a big Stiller fan.
I also noticed when checking out Robert De Niro's pre-production movies that he has several movies as a director in pre-production, but that will be the subject of a different article.
I am a huge fan of movies and television. I sincerely hope you enjoyed this article. I will be publishing more articles in the near future on post production, pre-production, and pre-release movies as well as reviewing some of my all time favorite movie and television productions.
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