With directorTim Hill’sThe War With Grandpanow playing in theaters, I recently got to speak withRobert De Niro, Laura Marano, andOakes Fegleyabout making the family comedy. If you haven’t seen the trailers, the film deals with the ever increasing rivalry between sixth-grader Peter (Fegley) and his grandfather Ed (De Niro) after he moves in and takes over Peter’s bedroom. In an attempt to get him out of his room and the house, Peter devises a series of increasingly elaborate pranks, but soon realizes he might be overmatched when his grandfather returns fire.The War With Grandpaalso starsUma Thurmanas Peter’s mom,Rob Riggleas his dad, Laura Marano as his teenage sister andChristopher Walken,Cheech MarinandJane Seymouras Ed’s friends.
During the interview, De Niro, Marano, and Fegley talked about making the movie, filming the trampolines scenes, how many people wanted to visit the set when they found out De Niro was in the film, what Marano remembered about makingSuperbadwhen she was very young, and more. In addition, De Niro talked about if he ever considered directing more films and his desire to make a sequel to his 2006 filmThe Good Shepherd. If you never saw it, the underrated thriller is about the early history of the CIA through the eyes of a senior CIA officer played byMatt Damon.The Good Shepherdalso starsAngelina Jolie,Alec Baldwin,Billy Crudup, De Niro,Michael Gambon,Eddie Redmaybe,Oleg Stefan,Lee Pace, andWilliam Hurt.
Check out what they had to say in the player below and further down is exactly what we talked about followed by the official synopsis.
Robert De Niro, Laura Marano, and Oakes Fegley:
Here’s the official synopsis forThe War With Grandpa:
Sixth-grader Peter (Oakes Fegley) is pretty much your average kid-he likes gaming, hanging with his friends and his beloved pair of Air Jordans. But when his recently widowed grandfather Ed (Robert De Niro) moves in with Peter’s family, the boy is forced to give up his most prized possession of all, his bedroom. Unwilling to let such an injustice stand, Peter devises a series of increasingly elaborate pranks to drive out the interloper, but Grandpa Ed won’t go without a fight. Soon, the friendly combatants are engaged in an all-out war with side-splitting consequences.
