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De Niro plans 'Taxi Driver' sequel

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.

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"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."

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