Robert De Niro is set to play standup comic
Sebastian Maniscalco‘s dad. De Niro has been tapped to star in
About My Father, an upcoming comedy loosely based on Maniscalco’s life, set during a weekend in which Maniscalco clashes with his old-school Italian immigrant dad.
Variety reports that De Niro has joined the cast of
About My Father as Maniscalco’s dad Salvo, who disagrees with Sebastian’s plan “to propose to his all-American girlfriend, prompting Salvo to insist on crashing a weekend with her parents.”
The movie reunites De Niro and Salvo after the pair appeared together in Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed mob drama
Comedy is loosely based on Maniscalco’s relationship with his father
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Robert De Niro has joined Sebastian Maniscalco in “About My Father,” which will loosely be based on the stand-up comedian’s life and his relationship with his father, Nathan Kahane, president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, announced on Wednesday.
Laura Terruso (“Work It,” “Hello, My Name Is Doris”) is directing from a screenplay by Maniscalco and Austen Earl. De Niro will play Salvo, Sebastian’s father. The official logline reads: “In the film, when Sebastian tells his old-school Italian immigrant father that he is going to propose to his all-American girlfriend, Salvo insists on crashing a weekend with her tony parents. Though cultures clash and it seems that the two families have nothing in common, by the end of the weekend, they’ll be
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The Edge of Seventeen.
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Mark Romanek Returning to Directing For Lionsgate Horror Mother Land
Mark Romanek returning to directing with Lionsgate horror Mother Land
It’s been a decade since filmmaker Mark Romanek was last seen in the feature world with the well-received romantic drama
Never Let Me Go and now he’s ready to step back into the director’s chair for the Lionsgate horror-thriller
Mother Land, according to Deadline.
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