'Raging Bull 2' under way without Robert De Niro?
Published Apr 5 2012, 21:30 BST | By Tom Eames
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The sequel will apparently be based on the book Raging Bull II by Chris Anderson, Sharon McGehee and original inspiration Jake LaMotta.
Robert De Niro will not return in the sequel however, with the older version of LaMotta to be played by Boardwalk Empire actor William Forsythe, reports Moviehole.
The project will be directed by Martin Guigui, with a screenplay from Rustam Branaman. Casting is believed to be under way, with production expected to start in June.
Raging Bull II will reportedly serve as both a prequel and sequel, as it will chart the early years of LaMotta's life, while also revealing what happened in the days after Martin Scorsese's original film.
William Forsythe has previously played Al Capone in the sequel to Brian De Palma's The Untouchables, which was originally also played by De Niro. They also appeared together in Once Upon a Time in America.
Robert De Niro's upcoming cop drama NYC 22 will premiere on CBS on April 15.
Watch the trailer for Raging Bull below:
I hope its as good as the first one I wll c it.
April 6th 2012 at 7:28pm
Without meaning to sound like a tw** but as if any hollywood exec would ever read comments on articles like this and take any notice of everyday Joes like us.
Everyone is right though, why the f*** do they try and rehash classics. Just goes to show that noone in the states has any originality any more. Same as some brainiacs idea to redo Only Fools and Horses.
April 6th 2012 at 1:35pm
Worst idea ever.
April 6th 2012 at 1:13pm
Ridiculous. I'd only go and watch this if the Hollywood execs who came up with this idea actually feature in the fight scenes being pummelled into the canvas, in an ultra-realistic manner.
April 6th 2012 at 12:16pm
Hollywood is screwed. They insist on ruining classics by making sequels, prequels and remakes, without thinking of the consequences. Just think, in fifty years time they will have remade so many films that (shock horror) there will be nothing else to remake and Hollywood will go bust.
April 6th 2012 at 11:40am