Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese talk about their work at Tribeca; Touch On 'Irishman' – Deadline

Robert De Niro joked with Stephen Colbert at his assembly on The show late A week ago, noting that when it was his Tribeca conversation with Martin Scorsese, he would ask a question, go out for coffee and come back a few minutes later to ask the next question.

This was hardly the case here today, as they went on stage for over 90 minutes at the Beacon Theater on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, covering a majority of the grounds; of their collaborations together, such as Mean Streets, the King of comedy and Casino, to those photos in which the Furious bull Oscar winner did not play, that is to say Silence and the wolf of Wall Street.

However, for fans who want to know more about their ninth team, L & # 39; Irish, or see an excerpt from this upcoming Netflix movie, the duo did not go into detail. Rather, they delivered mentions passing the photo. Aside from today's Tribeca Talk, Deadline has learned that the movie was not yet ready to produce a clip, which makes sense, since the latest Scorsese movie was not shot. Silence, a version from December 2017, until mid-October this year.

Launch of their conversation with a video clip between Harvey Keital and Robert De Niro in conversation Mean Streets, Scorsese briefly talked about the extension of the kind of crowd with L & # 39; Irish "It's a romanticized world since ((Medium streets), Said the filmmaker about the photos of the crowd. "Even in our new film, the identity of these people does not necessarily follow from the outward signs that surround them, but from the identity of those people."

Robert De Niro on the set of "The Irishman" in New York

"The book was great," De Niro said of Charles Brandt's novel I heard you paint houses, which L & # 39; Irish is based on, Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran. "I heard you paint houses" are the first words that Jimmy Hoffa ever held in Sheeran, which De Niro plays on the photo, and painting a house means killing a man. In the book, Sheeran, a veteran of the Second World War army, confesses to the author that he has treated more than twenty-five shots for the crowd and for his friend Hoffa. Sheeran worked for mafia boss Russell Bufalino, who ordered him to leave Hoffa.

"I said Marty, read this, see what you think. We were about to do something else and we went into L & # 39; Irish,"Said De Niro.

"I think deeply that you have felt the heart of this character, this situation and it is universal. It's happening in this world, "added Scorsese.

Towards the end of their session, an audience member shouted for more information on L & # 39; Irish, Scorsese replied: "It is in the medium of images that we have made together and for which we are known, and I think, I hope, it is from a different point of view. When the years pass, we see things in a particular way, "said the Parties Oscar winner.

Leonardo DiCaprio made an appearance in the audience. It emerged towards the end as De Niro and Scorsese were discussing the wolf of Wall Street and how the story of snake oil salesman, according to the director, was "a very American story about the country of opportunity". He also entertained the audience by telling how De Niro had recommended a young DiCaprio The life of this boy, "Something he never does," Scorsese said of De Niro.

"He liked the pictures we made, he wanted to make movies like that and not be afraid of certain subjects," Scorsese said of DiCaprio, who recorded five films with the filmmaker.

"One of the members of the government (US president) said the film gave a distorted picture of the financial world," Scorsese said about The wolf of Wall Street.

One of the most interesting stories De Niro and Scorsese have talked about is their work on the 1982 film The king of comedy. De Niro liked Paul Zimmerman's screenplay. The writer gave it to De Niro and Scorsese in Cannes. Milos Forman wanted to do it with De Niro, but under another writer. But the actor wanted Scorsese to lead. Scorsese at the time did not have his heart in the film. However, De Niro did and it was a great learning experience for the director. "I felt like a one-line gag," Scorsese said about the photo, which follows a young man standing up looking for a talk show host late at night in hopes of performing on his show . "He wants so much on television that he's kidnapping a TV host," said Scorsese.

"But I missed what you saw, the burning need of celebrity, the desire to be famous, but famous for what?" Said the director. The picture reminded him of George Cukor's film This should happen to you, Judy Holliday plays a young woman who rents a billboard to make herself known, and her life changes during the night. Scorsese was able to understand why the project was addressed to De Niro, while the featured actor, the power in watts Sponsor II.

Scorsese and De Niro even met a real-life Rupert Pupkin guy before filming. They remembered a guy who had written a lot to De Niro, asking him to dine with them. De Niro brought Scorsese home for the experiment. "I remember sitting on the guy's bed in his room and living with his parents," said the actor.

Scorsese is reminded that King of comedy came out "and we were killed (by critics). There were these new popular shows like Entertainment tonight it says that (the film) "blames the media, it's outrageous!" At that time, it was the wrong time to release a film after Furious bull and The door of Paradise and Revelation now. They expected something different from our collaboration. It was different, but they wanted another way.

King of comedy For Scorsese, he also debuted with Jerry Lewis for the first time. One day on the set, Scorsese made Lewis wait until after midnight and received a stern visit from the actor, who asked the director to warn him if the production was to last too long and that it was not going to happen. would need him more. "I thought" Oh, it's not about us, "said Scorsese, stating that he was used to making low-budget films, working tirelessly with his friends like De Niro.

"I started to understand the time and physiognomy of the filming," Scorsese said, adding that "the improvisation (in the film) lasted for centuries". But time has passed on the side of King of comedy. Scorsese said that in 1990, movie magazines had announced that the film was one of the best in 1980. "People now think it was a glorious success, but it was offended (at its opening). In Los Angeles, we were replaced by a movie called Losin 'It, " added the director.

Scorsese showed a clip of Casino, and this is the moment when Joe Pesci's Nicky Santoro meets De Niro's Rothstein ace in the desert and inflicts a profusion of curses on him; how he is too flamboyant in his supervision of the casino. Scorsese described Pesci's tirade in the "jazz" scene. Scorsese found Casino to be a version of Lost paradise: "God gives them this paradise of sin, Las Vegas, and they can do it all and they screw it up. And they are driven out of paradise. "

Remember more when: Scorsese is reminded when producer, Irwin Winkler, brought AU leaders into the apartment to talk about Furious bull before it goes into production. Apparently, they just wanted to talk about the photo with him and De Niro. One of the costumes asked why they would like to make a movie about boxer Jake La Motta. "This guy is a cockroach," said Scorsese. "Your reaction was well articulated," Scorsese told De Niro, "You said," No, he is not. "And with that, production has progressed." Scorsese later learned from Winkler that the directors were coming in an attempt to stop Furious bull.

At the end of today's conference, a member of the audience asked De Niro if he was still auditioning.

"I've got movie readings," said the double Oscar winner, a procedure allowing him to feel both director and project. "But traditional readings like this, not for long."