De Niro and Norton Pair Up Again for ‘Stone’

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on May 7, 2009

The last time that Edward Norton and Robert De Niro were in the same movie, it was Frank Oz’s The Score which proved that both actors not only have major chops, but that they have a lot of chemistry. The last time Edward Norton was in a movie directed by John Curran, it was The Painted Veil which proved that Norton knows how to row a boat while being cheated on by Naomi Watts. Now, all of that chemistry and boat-rowing is going to come together when Curran directs both stars in his psychological thriller Stone.

Per Variety, De Niro plays a corrections officer that is seduced by Norton’s character’s wife (does every woman cheat on him?).

Not only is it a pretty great grouping of talent, the script was written by Angus MacLachlan, the mind behind the script for Junebug.

So not a ton of details just yet, but the talent assembled is enough to get me decently excited, although I can’t say that De Niro has had a great modern track record with psychological thrillers. As long as there aren’t small children involved, I’m sure it’ll all work out just fine.

What do you think? There’s a good chance this will be a beautifully shot thriller, right?

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