Robert De Niro Shines as Bernie Madoff in Trailer for HBO's WIZARD OF LIES

Remember Bernie? No, not the one that a lot of people loved and wanted to be President. The other Bernie. The one who screwed over a lot of people with a Ponzi scheme. Well, there's a new HBO film coming out focusing on his life and how it was ruined. It stars Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer and the movie looks great!

De Niro is a Hollywood legend that was once was considered one of the greats. Well, it looks like he's found that magic again because he certainly seems to be bringing some power and gravitas to this new role. Not only does DeNiro look great in the film, but so does Michelle Pfeiffer. We haven't seen a lot of her lately in the movies but I loved her as Catwoman in Batman Returns and many of the other films she's made in her career. 

In 2008, stockbroker, investment advisor and financier Bernie Madoff made headlines around the world when he was arrested for perpetrating perhaps the largest financial fraud in U.S. history.

Debuting in May, HBO Films’ THE WIZARD OF LIES examines Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme – his deception, lies and cover-up, all as the financier’s wife and sons are catapulted into a harsh and unrelenting spotlight.

Robert De Niro (Oscar® winner for “Raging Bull” and “The Godfather II”) comes to HBO for the first time in the role of family patriarch Bernie Madoff. Also on HBO for the first time, Michelle Pfeiffer (Golden Globe winner for “The Fabulous Baker Boys”) stars as Ruth Madoff, Bernie’s longtime spouse and unwitting partner during the events that would lead to financial ruin for countless people and institutions, as well as his and his family’s destruction.

The Wizard of Lies debuts on HBO on May 20, 2017. The film was directed by Barry Levinson, who previously directed De Niro in Sleepers, Wag the Dog, and What Just Happened.