Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann and Danny DeVito Premiere "The Comedian"

Record ID: 79131

  • Title: Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann and Danny DeVito Premiere "The Comedian"
  • Date: 12th November 2016
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 11, 2016) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF ROBERT DE NIRO AND CAST OF "THE COMEDIAN" POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ACTRESS HELEN MIRREN POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS HELEN MIRREN, TAYLOR HACKFORD AND CAST OF "THE COMEDIAN" POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS DANNY DEVITO POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS SOUNDBITE (English) ACTOR, DANNY DEVITO, ON "THE COMEDIAN”, SAYING: "It's a beautiful movie. It's really a lot of fun. Leslie, Bob and you know, Harvey, everybody in it is really terrific." VARIOUS OF ACTRESS LESLIE MANN POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS SOUNDBITE (English) ACTRESS, LESLIE MANN, ON WORKING WITH ROBERT DE NIRO AND DANNY DEVITO IN "THE COMEDIAN”, SAYING: "When you put in that amount of effort and energy and work, you wind up like, you wind up with success and I think that they're like incredibly successful because they work, really, really hard at what they do and they're very passionate about what they do and I think that, that's what I take away from it." LESLIE MANN, JUDD APATOW AND DAUGHTER IRIS APATOW POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS HELEN MIRREN AND TAYLOR HACKFORD POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS SOUNDBITE (English) DIRECTOR, TAYLOR HACKFORD, ON ROBERT DE NIRO, SAYING: "No one acts alone, but of course the lead and the passion came from Bob De Niro and he just sucked everybody in and he is wonderful in the picture, he is really unique." TAYLOR HACKFORD TALKING WITH REPORTER POSTER OF "THE COMEDIAN"
  • Embargoed: 27th November 2016 08:58
  • Keywords: The Comedian Robert De Niro Danny DeVito AFI Fest Leslie Mann Helen Mirren Taylor Hackford Judd Apatow
  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES/ VARIOUS FILMING LOCATIONS
  • City: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES/ VARIOUS FILMING LOCATIONS
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Film
  • Reuters ID: LVA0015850FNX
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: 'The Comedian' premieres during the second night of the AFI Fest with Robert De Niro, Danny DeVito, Leslie Mann, director Taylor Hackford and other cast taking the red carpet on Friday (November 11).
    In the film De Niro plays a washed up television comic trying to find a new path in life. Film director Taylor Hackford said De Niro played a key role in setting the tone when filming.
    "No one acts alone, but of course the lead and the passion came from Bob De Niro and he just sucked everybody in and he is wonderful in the picture, he is really unique," Said Hackford who arrived with wife, actress Helen Mirren.
    Actress Leslie Mann said that working with De Niro and Danny DeVito was an inspiration.
    "When you put in that amount of effort and energy and work, you wind up like, you wind up with success and I think that they're like incredibly successful because they work, really, really hard at what they do and they're very passionate about what they do and I think that, that's what I take away from it."
    "The Comedian" is set for release in January 2017.
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