Robert De Niro in Talks to Join Jennifer Lawrence in JOY

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Robert De Niro is currently in talks to join his SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK co-star, Jennifer Lawrence, in her upcoming project, JOY. Directed by David O. Russell, the film follows the inventor of the Miracle Mop, Joy Mangano.

Per THR: "Mangano (being portrayed by Lawrence) is a fixture on the Home Shopping Network with her many inventions, though the mop was her ticket to fame and fortune. She began her inventing as a teen and kept on dreaming and tinkering while still a single mom raising three kids. De Niro would play Mangano's father."

Originally drafted by BRIDESMAIDS' Annie Mumolo, Russell is currently rewriting the script.

Robert De Niro, thought of as one of the greatest American actors of all time, was trained at the Stella Adler Conservatory and the American Workshop. He first gained fame for his role in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), but he gained his reputation as a volatile actor in Mean Streets (1973), which was his first film with director Martin Scorsese. In 1974 De Niro received an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in The Godfather: Part II (1974) and received Academy Award nominations for best actor in Taxi Driver (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), and Cape Fear (1991). He won the best actor award in 1980 for Raging Bull (1980). De Niro heads his own production company, Tribeca Film Center, and made his directorial debut in 1993 with A Bronx Tale (1993).