When it seemed strange that a movie about the life of Chinese communist leader Mao Tse Tung has not yet been made, now the news has materialized: the controversial leader will have his version on the big screen. And who will direct it? Nothing less than Robert De Niro.
Is that De Niro acquired the rights to the book 'Chasing the dragon: a veteran journalist's firsthand account of the 1949 Chinese Revolution«Written by journalist Roy Rowa, correspondent for Time and Life magazines in Shanghai.
It remains to wait for the results of the film, which would roll next year with Chinese actors. For De Niro, who as an actor was twice the winner of the Oscar for "The Godfather II" and "Wild Bull", it will be his fourth experience in directing, after "A Bronx Tale", "Master Blow" and "The Good Shepherd".