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De Niro plans 'Taxi Driver' sequel

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Published: Jan. 23, 2005 at 12:45 PM

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Film legend Robert De Niro plans to star in a sequel to "Taxi Driver."

The 61-year-old actor, who played deranged Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle in the 1976 classic, has been talking to director Martin Scorsese about a follow up, the Sun reports.

"We're planning a sequel built around the character when he is older," De Niro said.

Jodie Foster co-starred in the role of an underage prostitute in the original.

De Niro won an Oscar for his role as boxer Jake La Motta in the 1980 film, "Raging Bull."

Topics: De Niro, Jodie Foster, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro
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