Robert De Niro Cast in ABOUT MY FATHER; Based on the Life of Stand-Up Comic Sebastian Maniscalco
Robert De Niro has joined the cast of a new film project titled About My Father, which is loosely based on the life of stand-up comic Sebastian Maniscalco.
De Niro is set to play Maniscalco’s dad Salvo in the story. De Niro and Maniscalco previously appeared together in Martin Scorsese’s mob drama The Irishman.
In the film, “Sebastian tells his old-school Italian immigrant dad of his plans to propose to his all-American girlfriend, prompting Salvo to insist on crashing a weekend with her parents.”
The film is being produced by Lionsgate and Nathan Kahane, President of the Motion Picture Group at the studios, said in a statement:
“The 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? Actually, 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’ll make a fantastic and funny pairing with Sebastian.”
About My Father will be directed by Laura Terruso (Work It) from a script by Maniscalco and Austen Earl. Producer Paul Weitz talked about the director, saying, “We’ve been fans of Laura’s for a while. Like Sebastian, her parents are Italian immigrants and she locked into this story.”
Source: Variety