Robert De Niro opens up about becoming a father again at 80

Christopher Nolan has responded to Robert Downey Jr.’s recent viral comments, revealing that he was slightly “afraid” of the actor when they first met.The actor – who has been nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Nolan’s latest movie, Oppenheimer – revealed that he had met with the director in the early ’00s in hopes to play the villain Scarecrow in Batman Begins.Downey shared that Nolan didn’t seem interested in casting the future Iron Man star, saying: “He was polite and all that. But you can tell when someone is kind of like, “It’s not going to go anywhere.’”Now, in an interview with the actor for The New York Times, Nolan has confirmed the story.“I 100 per cent knew you weren’t the guy,” said Nolan, who ultimately went on to cast Cillian Murphy in the role of Scarecrow.“In my head that was already cast.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Robert Downey Jr. made headlines earlier this month when he revealed that he first met his “Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan back in the early 2000s in order to nab the role of Scarecrow in the director’s 2005 superhero tentpole “Batman Begins.” Downey said Nolan wasn’t too interested in casting him, which Nolan fully admitted in a recent interview with the actor for The New York Times. “I 100% knew you weren’t the guy [for Scarecrow],” said Nolan, who eventually cast his “Oppenheimer” leading man Cillian Murphy as the Batman villain.

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Robert De Niro is thriving in fatherhood. The 80 year old actor welcomed his seventh child last year, Gia, with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen, and has discussed the joys of having a baby in the house and the similarities he sees between himself and his daughter. Jennifer Lawrence told Robert DeNiro to ‘go home’ at her weddingRobert De Niro emotionally discusses his newborn daughter GiaDe Niro discussed his daughter in an interview with PEOPLE, claiming that he sees “a lot of similarity” between photos of himself as a baby and Gia now.

Robert De Niro looks every inch the doting father in a new photograph of him and his baby daughter Gia, who welcomed in April 2023 with girlfriend Tiffany Chen. The actor, 80, stunned fans when he revealed he'd become a father again at age 79, but he says Gia, who is now 10 months old, brings him "great joy" and describes her as "so sweet". "She’s such an adorable baby.

Robert De Niro is reflecting on being a dad.

Robert De Niro is incredibly moved by being a father to his newborn daughter, Gia. The actor, who was just nominated for his work in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” recently discussed parenting and how moving it is to be experiencing at 80 years old. Robert De Niro’s new baby makes TV debut: Name revealedJennifer Lawrence told Robert DeNiro to ‘go home’ at her weddingIn an interview with AARP Magazine, De Niro got teary eyes and opened up about the unique experience he’s living through.

Robert De Niro got choked up while talking about his 9-month-old daughter, Gia, in a new interview. The Oscar winner shares the little one with film producer girlfriend Tiffany Chen.

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Rob Lowe revealed that he accidentally sent a congratulations text to the wrong actor following the Golden Globe awards.Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Lowe shared how he mistakenly texted Bradley Cooper, congratulating him for his Golden Globe win, when the message was meant for Robert Downey Jr.Cooper was nominated in the Best Actor in a Drama category for his performance as composer Leonard Bernstein in Maestro, losing out to Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy.Oppenheimer triumphed at the ceremony, with Downey Jr. taking home the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama.Lowe spoke about the mistake saying: “Downey does this amazing acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, and I’m so excited for him so I text him, ‘So glad you won.

“It’s a quarter of a century later, and I’m still f*cking being discovered by Sundance,” beamed Christopher Nolan tonight at the Sundance Film Festival Opening Night Gala as he received the inaugural Trailblazer award.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Rob Lowe might want to double check who he is sending text messages to in the future. During a recent visit to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” the ” 9-1-1: Lone Star” actor revealed that he accidentally texted Bradley Cooper a congratulations for winning a Golden Globe thinking the message was going to Robert Downey Jr. The mishap was a bit awkward considering Cooper was nominated for a golden globe for “Maestro” but lost the best actor in a motion picture drama category to Cillian Murphy from “Oppenheimer.” “Downey does this amazing acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, and I’m so excited for him so I text him, ‘So glad you won.

The Critics Choice Award for chutzpah goes to … the lady swathed in gold lamé, sporting a Mohawk fade hairstyle who, without so much as a by-your-leave, crashed past me and scooped up a bottle of Milagro Silver tequila that was part of the centerpiece on tables at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.

Robert Downey Jr. got an amazing honor on Sunday night… and he used it to get petty revenge for bad reviews. Stars really are just like us! LOLz!

Robert Downey Jr. has defended the ‘blackface’ that his character uses in the 2008 film Tropic Thunder, saying it “railed against tropes that were not right”. The 2008 comedy film was directed by Ben Stiller and stars Downey Jr alongside Jack Black, Jay Baruchel and Brandon T.

Jennifer Lawrence‘s wedding rehearsal dinner wasn’t giving her much joy. Which is why she asked Robert De Niro to go home.

Jennifer Lawrence is opening up about her “stressful” wedding day, including a moment when she told Robert DeNiro to leave. Lawrence married art dealer Cooke Maroney in 2018, hosting a wedding with her closest friends and family. Jennifer Lawrence revealed why she would prefer not to work in theater: ‘It would be terrible’Why Jennifer Lawrence refused to lose weight for her breakout role in ‘The Hunger Games’"You're not having fun.