'Raging Bull II' begins production, Scorsese and De Niro not involved
Published Jun 16 2012, 18:17 BST | By Paul Martinovic
Raging Bull II, the long-rumoured follow-up to the acclaimed 1980 boxing drama, has begun production in Los Angeles.The film will be a hybrid sequel and prequel to the original biopic of boxer Jake LaMotta, with a script that looks at LaMotta both as a young fighter and at his post-boxing entertainment career.
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Variety reports that William Forsythe will star as the older LaMotta, with newcomer Mojean Aria playing the younger version.
The film also stars Joe Mantegna, Tom Sizemore, Penelope Ann Miller and Alicia Witt, with Martin Guigu directing a script co-written wth Rustam Branaman.
The original Raging Bull is regularly cited as one of the greatest films of all time in critics' polls.
Director Martin Scorsese and star Robert DeNiro are not involved in the new film, with Scorsese recently telling GQ that "we said all we had to say at the time", before adding: "I really don't know what Raging Bull II would be."
De Niro himself will return to the ring alongside Sylvester Stallone in the upcoming Grudge Match, a comedy about two retired fighters who reunite for one more bout.
Watch the Raging Bull trailer below:
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June 18th 2012 at 3:58am
Bad idea all round, belated sequels do tarnish the original if its the same creative team. Indy 4 im looking at you!
June 17th 2012 at 10:17am
As long as it gets even more people watching the original then that is the only good thing it can do
June 16th 2012 at 9:19pm
Disgusting idea
Leave it well alone you money grabbing horrors!!
June 16th 2012 at 7:35pm(+3 likes)
All I have to say is WHY!!!!! Why can't we just leave films in peace insteade of remaking them or doing unnecessary belates sequels!! It ruins the greatness and legacy of the original film!!
June 16th 2012 at 7:02pm(+1 like)
No, that's silly. It does not detract from the greatness of the original at all. A bad sequel only reflects on itself, not the original, even moreso when none of the original creative team involved are returning.
June 16th 2012 at 8:20pm(+1 like)