No strike for De Niro

Will Al follow Bob's lead?

Robert De Niro has made his position in the possibly actors strike clear. He won't be striking.

'I do not think it is a good time to strike now. The issues could be resolved over the next couple of years,' he announced.

The proposed strike is, like the recent writers' action, about residual rights from DVD sales and the like. The writers and directors have sorted a deal with the powers that be, but De Niro doesn't think the actors have prepared enough and is concerned that it could backfire, particularly 'with the economy the way it is.'

De Niro was talking at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival – possibly, er, the Czech Republic's finest movie fest – where his new film What Just Happened played to less-than-positive reviews.

Always one to look ahead though, De Niro revealed he wanted to make two sequels to lengthy CIA drama The Good Shepherd: the first would see Matt Damon's character through the years 1961-1989, the second would take the 'action' to the present day.

'I had not been planning to do research on that while here, but it is a good idea,' said De Niro, suddenly remembering he was in Eastern Europe.

De Niro will also be teaming up again with Martin Scorsese, for a film due next year. However little was revealed as the actor felt 'superstitious about talking about it.'

If by not talking about it the film will be more Raging Bull and less Cape Fear, we're all for De Niro keeping quiet.

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