Scorsese And De Niro Planning Taxi Driver Sequel?
By WENNTuesday, February 16, 2010
MARTIN SCORSESE and ROBERT DE NIRO are planning a sequel to their hit 1976 movie TAXI DRIVER, according to industry gossip at the Berlin International Film Festival.
The new movie is rumoured to be a collaboration between Scorsese and Danish director Lars Von Trier, and will see De Niro reprise his role as troubled New York taxi driver Travis Bickle.
Von Trier and Scorsese, whose new movie Shutter Island premiered at the German festival on Saturday (13Feb10), have yet to confirm any plans.
But the rumours have been fuelled by Von Trier’s production partner Peter Aalbaek, who has revealed an announcement about the project will be made shortly.
Meanwhile, Taxi Driver screenwriter Paul Schrader has provided some insight into the rumoured sequel’s plot, revealing Scorsese has been considering a follow-up film for years.
Schrader tells the New York Post, “I was talking with Martin Scorsese about doing a sequel to Taxi Driver, where (Travis Bickle) is older.”
