Caffeinated Clint
With Robert De Niro in talks to join the cast
Robert De Niro might still win his muse back – from Leo – after all.
According to MTV, the Raging Bull is in talks with director Martin Scorsese – his director on such classics as “Raging Bull”, “Mean Streets” and “Taxi Driver” – to join the cast of an upcoming sequel to “The Departed”.
“Infernal Affairs”, the film that the Golden Globe Award Winning film was based on, spawned two sequels, so it’s not at all surprising to hear that Scorsese is considering following up his version. And after the mint the first film has made at the box office, Warner Bros won’t be flipping the thumbs upside down to the idea either. Any sequel would wanna be damn good though… they’ve a lot to live up to; and Scorsese’s definitely a man who puts dignity right up there with Guinness beer.
Did you know that De Niro was actually offered the role that Martin Sheen ended up playing in the film? True. Bob couldn’t do it because of his commitments to “The Good Shepherd”.
Mark Wahlberg, who will also return for the sequel, said Scorsese also has an idea for a prequel. The actor tells the aforesaid site that it would be a way to “bring back the rest of the guys.” (By ‘the rest of the guys’, he means the original – now ‘Departed’ characters – played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and Martin Sheen).
Lets see how this one pans out, I’m not totally convinced that this is an idea of Scorsese’s and not some crazy apparition that came to someone (like, ah, Mark Wahlberg) in a dream.
