Robert De Niro after 2 Weeks : The Family
A mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the witness protection program after snitching on the mob. Despite the best efforts of CIA Agent Stansfield (Tommy Lee Jones) to keep them in line, Giovanni Manzoni (Robert DeNiro), his wife Maggie (Michelle Pfeiffer) and their children, Belle (Dianna Agron) and Warren (John D’Leo) cannot help but revert to old habits and blow their cover by handling their problems the “family” way, enabling their former mafia cronies to track them down.
In June 2012, it was confirmed that Michelle Pfeiffer will be joining the cast of The Family. Before casting the movie, Besson states that author Tonino Benacquista said “it would be so perfect if Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer played the roles.” “It was like a dream.” said Besson. Besson always thought of Dianna Agron while writing the character Belle Blake. Despite this, Agron was submitted to many auditions. Agron later won the part. All the cast and crew of Glee supported Dianna’s departure from the show to be part of the film. A dog named Emeron was chosen to be Malavita, the canine pet of the main family, who follows De Niro’s character everywhere he goes. Emeron was trained by a specialist, and De Niro was the only person, besides the dog trainer, to spend time with him during the workout.
