Robert De Niro War With Grandpa: Legendary actor to take role in adaptation of the novel.
More on the Robert De Niro War With Grandpa news below.
Robert De Niro to star in The War With Grandpa
We haven’t quite got the many disturbing images of Robert De Niro in Dirty Grandpa from back in January out of our heads yet, but the legendary actor is lining up a new role in The War With Grandpa.
The news comes via Deadline who report that De Niro will play the title character in the film, an adaptation of the novel by Robert Kimmel Smith.
If you’re unfamiliar with the source material, here’s a refresher:
Peter is thrilled that Grandpa Jack is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa Jack moves right into Peter’s room, forcing him upstairs, into the guestroom. Peter loves his grandpa, but he wants his room back. He has no choice but to declare war! With the help of his friends, Peter divises outrageous plans to make Grandpa Jack surrender the room. But, Grandpa Jack is tougher than he looks. Rather that give in, Grandpa Jack plans to get even. They used to be such great pals. Has their war gone too far? Well, both Peter and Grandpa Jack attack each and fight back. However, when it has gone too far, Peter gives in, because he feels bad for his grandpa. But, Grandpa Jack rebuilds the basement so that it can be his room. At the end, everyone is in their right positition and they are all happy!
Tim Hill will direct the film, which is based over at Dimension Films.
De Niro will make this his next project before he returns to the underworld with Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino and possibly Joe Pesci for The Irishman, a film that was the subject of a bidding war in Cannes where it sold for a whopping $50 million in distribution rights.
Despite Dirty Grandpa‘s bad reviews, the film grossed just under $100 million worldwide – which isn’t bad considering that it only cost a reported $11 million to make. De Niro will next be seen in the boxing biopic Hands Of Stone, and then Taylor Hackford’s The Comedian in 2017.
