Robert De Niro has his eye on one particular role when the movie about the coronavirus pandemic is eventually made. On Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Late Show,” the screen legend told host Stephen Colbert that he’d like to portray New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), whose profile has risen amid the public health crisis, owing in part to his clashes with President Donald Trump. “I guess I’ll play Cuomo. He’s doing what a president should do,” said De Niro, who renewed his criticism of Trump’s handling of the crisis and the Republicans who are enabling him.

Source: Huffington Post May 07, 2020 10:52 UTC