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Feb. 6, 2025 / 6:53 PM

Robert De Niro to star in Netflix thriller 'The Whisper Man'

Robert De Niro is set to star in the Netflix thriller "The Whisper Man." File Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI

Robert De Niro is set to star in the Netflix thriller "The Whisper Man." File Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI | License Photo

Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro is set to star in The Whisper Man movie for Netflix.

The screen adaptation of Alex North's best-selling book will be written by Ben Jacoby and Chase Palmer, and directed by James Ashcroft.

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"When his 8-year-old son is abducted, a widowed crime writer looks to his estranged father, a retired former police detective, for help, only to discover a connection with the decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as 'The Whisper Man,'" a synopsis from the streaming service said.

Filming is slated to begin in the spring on the East Coast.

No premiere date has been announced yet.

Robert De Niro speaks at the ppening ceremonies of the second annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on May 6, 2003. De Niro is a co-founder of the festival. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo

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