2 months ago 26th Sep 13:30
Robert De Niro wants to make two sequels to 'The Good Shepherd'.
The actor-and-director says he is keen to get behind the camera again and enjoyed being at the helm of the Matt Damon-starring movie so much, he is hoping to turn it into a trilogy.
He revealed: "I like directing. With 'The Good Shepherd' it took me years to get things going. I would have done it earlier. I'd like to do a couple of other films. A next episode of 'The Good Shepherd', which goes from 1961 with the Berlin Wall going up to 1989, with the Wall coming down. Then I'd like to do a third film from 1989 to the present. I'd like to make it a trilogy."
The 'Goodfellas' star also revealed Matt Damon was not his first choice for the lead role in the movie.
He added to movies.ie: "I was thinking of Leonardo DiCaprio, but when I started the search he was too young to approach. Then years later he was going off to do 'The Departed' and I couldn't stop the momentum at that point. So then I approached Matt Damon.
"I had another actor who also was wonderful but I couldn't get the movie made with just him in it, because it was an ambitious project. I needed someone like Leo or Matt with star power just to get the financing."
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