‘Amsterdam’ Stars Christian Bale and Robert De Niro Still Love David O. Russell’s Unique Directing Style
thewrap.com“Amsterdam,” the new David O. Russell historical mystery, has enough mega-watt stars to power a midsized American city.The cast includes (but is not limited to) Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rami Malek, Chris Rock, Mike Myers, Zoe Saldaña, Timothy Olyphant and Matthias Schoenaerts.
If there’s a lead in the movie, it’s Christian Bale, who developed the project with Russell and who stars as an injured veteran of World War I who is now looking to help his fellow wounded soldiers start their new lives in New York.
He has one eye, extensive prosthetics and walks hunched over (his character has a back brace). It’s enough to remind you of an earlier Robert De Niro role, where he would transform himself physically to fit the needs of the character.
Oh and De Niro is in the movie too, as a powerful ally, who can help expose a growing conspiracy.TheWrap spoke to Bale and De Niro about re-teaming with Russell (Bale has made three movies with him, De Niro has made four), Russell’s unorthodox way of shooting and whether or not De Niro was relieved to let the younger actor assume the burdens of the physical transformation.Christian, we know you and David had worked on this story for a long time.
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