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• Zero Day is a political thriller without a political position or even point

  25-02-2025 10:08
  Netflix’s new Robert De Niro-led hit series toys with real-world references but hasn’t got the faintest clue what to do with themSpoilers aheadFor decades, movies and TV shows that feature the president of the United States as a character have tried, often playfully, to keep pace with the headlines. Sometimes they even managed to move a little faster than real-life progress; Morgan Freeman was chosen to lead the nation in Deep Impact a decade before the election of Barack Obama, and
  
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• Museum invites Robert De Niro to meet his 17th century doppelganger

  21-11-2025 16:33 via metro.co.uk
  Left to right: 17th-century Polish nobleman Johann Vogt and Hollywood actor Robert De Niro(Picture: Getty)Would you meet yourself? That is, to come face-to-face with your doppelganger – someone who looks exactly like you but is not a relation.
  The odds of two people having the same face are one in a trillion, according to forensic anthropologist Dr Teghan Lucas.
  Many of us believe we have celebrity lookalikes – for better or for worse. But what if your doppelganger was someone from
  
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• Five charged after death of Robert De Niro’s 19-year-old grandson

  30-10-2025 21:27 via metro.co.uk
  Leonardo was the only son of his daughter, Drena De Niro (Picture: Instagram)Five people have been arrested in connection with the death of Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, the 19-year-old grandson of actor Robert De Niro, who died of a suspected drug overdose in New York City two years ago.The five men – Grant McIver, Bruce Epperson, Eddie Barreto, John Nicolas and Roy Nicolas – have been charged with allegedly running a drug-supply ring accused of distributing counterfeit prescription p
  
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• Robert De Niro argues why Donald Trump supporters are ‘deluded’

  20-10-2025 12:52 via metro.co.uk
  Robert De Niro and other stars have spoken out against Donald Trump during this weekend’s No Kings protests (Picture: Getty Images)Robert De Niro has urged Americans to keep protesting against US President Donald Trump.After the weekend’s No Kings protests across the US, De Niro has urged his fellow Americans to keep up the pressure on the 47th president.
  Organisers, who oppose Trump’s immigration, education and security policies, hosted some 2,700 events across all 50 states.
  
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• Masterpiece sequel ‘even better than the original’ classic now streaming on Netflix

  25-09-2025 16:42 via metro.co.uk
  One of the best-ever Hollywood films, a sequel, has landed on Netflix (Picture: Paramount/Kobal/Rex/Shutterstock)A legendary sequel that fans claim ‘surpasses the first film in every way’ has just arrived on Netflix in the UK – and it’s a must-watch if you haven’t already.It’s extremely rare that follow-up films are considered to match the quality of a beloved original, let alone outstrip it.In some exceptional circumstances, Hollywood has delivered us such m
  
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• Goodfellas author: ‘I caught mobster Henry Hill attacking someone with a bottle’

  19-09-2025 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  Today marks the 35-year anniversary of Goodfellas, starring Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Paul Sorvino and Joe Pesci (Picture: Warner Bros)Goodfellas author Nicholas Pileggi has lifted the lid on the real gangster who inspired Martin Scorsese’s mafia masterpiece, and one shocking moment that didn’t make the book.
  Widely regarded as one of the best films in cinema history, Goodfellas turns 35 today.
  In the 1990 classic, Ray Liotta led the way as mobster Henry Hill, who rose through the
  
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• Masterpiece sequel ‘even better than the original’ classic arriving on Netflix

  16-09-2025 06:00 via metro.co.uk
  One of the best-ever Hollywood films, a sequel, will be on Netflix soon (Picture: Paramount/Kobal/Rex/Shutterstock)A legendary sequel that fans claim ‘surpasses the first film in every way’ is coming to Netflix in the UK very soon.It’s extremely rare that follow-up films are considered to match the quality of a beloved original, let alone outstrip it.In some exceptional circumstances, Hollywood has delivered us such movies though in the shape of (according to many fans) The Da
  
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• Martin Scorsese reveals he threatened to destroy most beloved movie

  12-08-2025 09:10 via metro.co.uk
  Martin Scorsese reveals he threatened to get a gun after a Taxi Driver dispute (Picture: Curtis/Starpix/Shutterstock)Director Martin Scorsese threatened to get a gun during the making of his 1976 hit Taxi Driver after being asked to cut violence from the film.In the first look at Apple TV+’s upcoming documentary series about the director, titled Mr Scorsese, fellow filmmaker Steven Spielberg said Scorsese called him at his office while he was ‘very upset’ after being asked to
  
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• Robert De Niro tricks Hollywood legend into taking part in TikTok trend

  07-06-2025 20:59 via metro.co.uk
  Robert De Niro has encouraged a close friend to join in on some fun (Picture: JP PARIENTE/SIPA/Shutterstock)Robert De Niro has played an adorable prank on one of his oldest friends and most frequent collaborators in a viral moment from this week.The legendary actor, 81, decided to drag his long-time creative partner and Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese, 82, into an ongoing TikTok trend.In recent weeks, the wholesome hashtag #goodnightbro has been doing the rounds on the video-based social media
  
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• Robert De Niro, 81, has ‘possibly’ realised how good he is at acting

  04-06-2025 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageRobert De Niro has opened up about his honest impression of watching himself back on the big screen, revealing there are some moments he ‘possibly’ realises just how good he is.The acting icon has fronted some of the most iconic films in cinema, including Killers of the Flower Moon, Goodfellas, The Godfather franchise, Raging Bull, A Bronx Tale a
  
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• All the controversies at Cannes Film Festival 2025 – from red carpet rules to slated comebacks

  24-05-2025 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  This year’s Cannes Film Festival hasn’t been without controversy (Picture: Gisela Schober/Getty/PA)It’s one of the biggest dates of the film calendar, and this year’s Cannes Film Festival has come and gone for another year.The prestigious event has seen the premieres of several buzzy titles soon to hit cinemas, from Ari Aster’s latest flick Eddington to Wes Anderson’s crime caper The Phonecian Scheme and Tom Cruise-starring Mission: Impossible 8.But it hasn&r
  
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• Robert De Niro gets special message from daughter after she comes out as trans

  02-05-2025 22:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Robert De Niro’s daughter, Airyn, shared a sweet message of thanks (Picture: Getty / Instagram)Robert De Niro’s daughter has thanked him for being so accepting after she came out as trans.Earlier this week, Airyn De Niro publicly came out as a trans woman in an interview with Them, revealing she began hormone therapy in November 2024.The Goodfellas actor – who shares the 29-year-old with model Toukie Smith – later offered a heartwarming message, insisting he that he has
  
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• Huge A-list actress follows Samuel L Jackson and Robert De Niro to star in TV ads for bread firm Warburtons

  30-04-2025 15:41 via thesun.co.uk
  
  THERE’S no denying that Olivia Colman is a national treasure – but now she can officially add the title to her resume, thanks to a new TV advert for bread company Warburtons.She follows in the footsteps of Robert De Niro and Samuel L Jackson with the big reveal as the latest famous face to represent the Bolton-based brand.The Crown actress will star as herself in the new advert which will hit screens on May 3WarburtonsWarburtons has announced the latest in its line-up of Hollywood bl
  
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• Robert De Niro’s daughter ‘stepping into new identity’ as she comes out as trans

  30-04-2025 13:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Airyn De Niro, daughter of Robert De Niro, has publicly come out as a trans woman (Picture: Getty/Instagram/@voiceofairyn)Robert De Niro’s daughter Airyn has given her first interview, officially coming out publicly as a trans woman, and talking about navigating her journey in the public eye while trying to remain private.The 29-year-old was born to the Taxi Driver and Alto Knights star, 81, and model Toukie Smith, 72, via a surrogate and alongside her twin brother Julian in October 1995.
  
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• Robert De Niro shares heartwarming reaction to his child coming out as trans

  30-04-2025 13:55 via metro.co.uk
  Airyn De Niro, daughter of Robert De Niro, has publicly come out as a trans woman (Picture: Getty/Instagram/@voiceofairyn)Robert De Niro has said he doesn’t understand ‘what the big deal is’ about his child coming out as trans.This week Airyn De Niro, 29, gave her first interview, officially coming out publicly as a trans woman, and talking about navigating her journey in the public eye while trying to remain private.Now Robert, 81, has told People: ‘I loved and sup
  
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• UK’s tallest skyscraper outside London gets green light

  11-04-2025 17:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  The 76-storey structure will be built in Deansgate in Manchester (Picture: Salboy/SWNS)Manchester will soon be home to the tallest skyscraper outside London after plans for a 76-storey tower were approved.
  The high rise in Deansgate will house a 160-bed hotel and restaurant alongside 452 homes.It will be delivered by property developers Salboy Group and luxury lifestyle brand Nobu.Planning permission for the scheme was approved by the Manchester City Council planning committee on Thursday.
  The
  
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• Best-selling car brand AXES flagship EV after just 3 years as cheaper & newer model bites chunk out of sales

  04-04-2025 11:30 via thesun.co.uk
  
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  A BEST-selling car brand has axed a flagship EV after just three years.Now a newer, cheaper model has taken a chunk out of its sales.
  The Kia Niro is being axedKia IrelandKia is axing the Niro EV, its first electric model in Australia.The Kia Niro first arrived in Australia in 2021, considerably late to the party, and despite an update in 2022, it failed to keep up with competitors such as Tesla.
  Drop in salesSince its launch, its total sales accumulated to 5,795 units.In 2022,
  
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• Val Kilmer’s truly ‘heartbreaking’ words about Robert De Niro and Al Pacino revealed

  02-04-2025 15:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Val Kilmer starred in Heat alongside Robert De Niro and Al Pacino (Picture: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock)Fans have uncovered a truly ‘heartbreaking’ message that Val Kilmer left reminiscing about his time working with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.It was announced on Wednesday that the Top Gun and Batman star died at the age of 65.
  His daughter Mercedes said Kilmer had died from pneumonia in a statement to the New York Times.
  The legendary US actor rose to fame after starring as Icema
  
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• The Alto Knights review – Robert De Niro mob movie makes an offer you can refuse

  23-03-2025 16:00
  The actor’s false nose is the star attraction as he plays dual roles in Bugsy and Rain Man director Barry Levinson’s baffling latestHere’s a poser: how do you distinguish your factually based Italian-American mob drama from the numerous other, better examples of the genre? It’s a particular head-scratcher for Barry Levinson, whose lacklustre latest, The Alto Knights, about the bad blood between 1950s mafia bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, is destined to be compare
  
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• Robert De Niro, 81, is unrecognisable as he takes two lead roles in new gangster movie

  21-03-2025 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Screen legend Robert De Niro will have fans seeing double in The Alto Knights (Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)Robert De Niro has taken on the challenge of acting opposite himself as the two unrelated lead characters in his new mob movie – and looks virtually unrecognisable.The Alto Knights has the 81-year-old screen legend starring as both Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, real-life mob bosses whose childhood friendship decays into a deadly rivalry.Opening just as Genovese has orde
  
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• Robert De Niro’s double-role mob movie flops as one of 2025’s biggest bombs

  21-03-2025 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Screen legend Robert De Niro will have fans seeing double in The Alto Knights (Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)Robert De Niro acting opposite himself as the two lead characters in his new mob movie has not produced anything like double the dough at the box office.The Alto Knights opened on Friday but is already on track to be one of the biggest flops of 2025.Its first weekend in cinemas resulted in a poor showing of just $3.1miilion (£2.39m) in the US, against a reported production
  
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• The Alto Knights review: Robert De Niro’s performance will leave audiences trembling – but film only shines at the end

  20-03-2025 22:00 via thesun.co.uk
  
  The Alto Knights(15), 123mins★★★☆☆ON the face of it, this is an offer cinema-goers can’t refuse – Robert De Niro as two mob bosses for the price of one.In this Godfather-style film based on a true story, the Oscar-winning actor plays both Frank Costello and Vito Genovese.AlamyRobert De Niro’s performance will leave audiences trembling – but film only shines at the end[/caption]They are friends from New York City’s streets who rise to th
  
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• The Alto Knights review – double De Niro makes for a laborious true-story mafioso movie

  19-03-2025 17:00
  The actor plays Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, two warring mob bosses in 1950s New York, in a caper that lacks the richness of its writer’s earlier Goodfellas‘They’re the same – he’s marrying himself!” The speaker is an aghast Bobbie Costello, played by Debra Messing, addressing her shruggingly detached mob boss husband, Frank Costello, played by Robert De Niro. They are guests at the wedding of mercurial club owner Anna (Kathrine Narducci) to Frank’s
  
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• Adolescence star Stephen Graham breaks down in tears in live interview

  19-03-2025 12:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageStephen Graham broke down in tears on this morning’s Capital Breakfast radio show while talking about his dad.This comes as the 51-year-old has rocketed to public consciousness in recent weeks for co-writing hit Netflix show Adolescence.
  In it, Stephen plays the well-intentioned father of a 13-year-old son, Jamie Miller, who is arrested for murdering a
  
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• Adolescence star Stephen Graham breaks down in tears during live interview

  19-03-2025 12:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageStephen Graham broke down in tears on this morning’s Capital Breakfast radio show while talking about his dad.This comes as the 51-year-old has rocketed to public consciousness in recent weeks for co-writing hit Netflix show Adolescence.
  In it, Stephen plays the well-intentioned father of a 13-year-old son, Jamie Miller, who is arrested for murdering a
  
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• BBC The One Show fans gobsmacked as Hollywood legend Robert De Niro graces sofa and shares career advice

  14-03-2025 10:25 via thesun.co.uk
  
  FANS OF The One Show were left utterly gobsmacked as Hollywood legend Robert De Niro graced the sofa.
  Clara Amfo and Alex Jones welcomed the A-list actor into the BBC studio alongside his co-star Debra Messing, 56.BBCViewers were in disbelief as Robert De Niro appeared on The One Show[/caption]GettyThe A-List actor appeared on the BBC Show before making his way into Mayfair for the European premiere of The Alto Knights[/caption]BBCHe was welcomed into the studio by Alex Jones and Clara Amfo[/cap
  
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• Robert De Niro sparks concerns on The One Show as fans brand him ‘disinterested’ during ‘awkward’ interview

  14-03-2025 10:25 via thesun.co.uk
  
  FANS OF The One Show were left utterly gobsmacked as Hollywood legend Robert De Niro graced the sofa.
  Clara Amfo and Alex Jones welcomed the A-list actor into the BBC studio alongside his co-star Debra Messing, 56.BBCViewers were in disbelief as Robert De Niro appeared on The One Show[/caption]GettyThe A-List actor appeared on the BBC Show before making his way into Mayfair for the European premiere of The Alto Knights[/caption]BBCHe was welcomed into the studio by Alex Jones and Clara Amfo[/cap
  
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• Twins! Rivals! Clones! Hollywood is doubling down on dual roles

  10-03-2025 08:23
  Robert Pattinson, Robert De Niro and Michael B Jordan are all pulling double duty in their new films and that’s just the startFor years, dual roles have been played largely for laughs. Think of Adam Sandler’s Razzie-sweeping twin turn in Jack and Jill, or Lisa Kudrow as both Phoebe and Ursula Buffay on Friends. Eddie Murphy was always particularly prolific, his most multiplicitous performance as a clutch of Klumps for Nutty Professor II.There are exceptions, of course. But for every
  
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• ‘Unbelievably awful’ new thriller tops Netflix chart with almost 18,000,000 views

  06-03-2025 16:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Robert De Niro led the way in Zero Day on Netflix (Picture: Netflix)Star-studded political thriller Zero Day has dominated the Netflix global charts for a second week, despite being absolutely slated by divided viewers.Hollywood icon Robert De Niro made his TV debut in the series, which premiered on the streaming service last month.The 81-year-old starred as former US president George Mullen, who investigated a nationwide cyber-attack alongside Angela Bassett, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons and Co
  
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• ‘Gripping’ new Netflix thriller scores 17,900,000 views after dividing viewers

  06-03-2025 16:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Robert De Niro led the way in Zero Day on Netflix (Picture: Netflix)Star-studded political thriller Zero Day has dominated the Netflix global charts for a second week, despite dividing viewers around the world.Hollywood icon Robert De Niro made his TV debut in the series, which premiered on the streaming service last month.The 81-year-old starred as former US president George Mullen, who investigated a nationwide cyber-attack alongside Angela Bassett, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons and Connie Brit
  
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