Zac Efron and Robert de Niro Team Up for 'Dirty Grandpa'

Robert De Niro and Zac Efron are in early talks
to star in QED International's Dirty Grandpa .
The story follows a young man ( Zac Efron) who,
just before his wedding, gets tricked by his
perverted grandpa ( Robert De Niro ) to go on a
road trip to Florida for spring break. The
grandfather, a former U.S. Army General, tries to
prove to his grandson that he is about to marry
the wrong woman.
Dan Mazer , who has co-written the scripts for
Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat, Bruno and The
Dictator , is directing from a script by John
Phillips , with Barry Josephson producing. The
project was initially set up at Universal Pictures,
but now QED International will be shopping the
project at the Toronto International Film
Festival.
Zac Efron recently starred in Neighbors , a
performance which, ironically, included an
impression of Robert De Niro 's character Travis
Bickle from Taxi Driver . He will next be seen in
The Associate.
Robert De Niro will next be seen in Hands of
Stone and The Intern .
Dirty Grandpa is in development and stars
Robert De Niro , Zac Efron . The film is directed
by Dan Mazer .