Robert De Niro in talks to star in “The War With Grandpa”June 14, 2016 - 11:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Robert De Niro is in talks to join the cast of Dimension’s “The War With Grandpa”, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. Tim Hill is set to direct the adaptation of Robert Kimmel Smith’s novel, which follows a young boy who loves his grandpa. But when his grandfather’s wife dies, he has to move in with his grandson and takes his room — much to the youngster’s dismay, who plots a series of pranks to drive him out. The book first published in 1984. De Niro will next star in The Weinstein Company’s “Hands of Stone,” which is looking at an Aug. 26 release date. He is working on “The Comedian” costarring Leslie Mann, as well as Martin Scorsese‘s “The Irishman,” on which De Niro will also serve as a producer. De Niro’s most recent credits include “Dirty Grandpa” and “Joy.” The actor made headlines in March when De Niro defended screening an anti-vaccination documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival, which he helped found. “I am not personally endorsing the film, nor am I anti-vaccination; I am only providing the opportunity for a conversation around the issue,” the actor said. The documentary in question, “Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe,” drew outcry from many corners including several prominent science-themed publications. Many in the scientific community feel that “Vaxxed” director Andrew Wakefield is responsible for helping to create the belief that the MMR vaccine can cause autism. De Niro ended up pulling the documentary. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. |