Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorRobert De Niro is returning home to New York after injuring his leg off-set in Oklahoma while filming Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” in which he is starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.
Variety confirmed that he was injured, but it’s not known how serious it might be. The injury is said to have occurred on his own time, not on the set.The Apple Original Films production has been shooting in Bartlesville, Pawhuska and Osage County, Oklahoma.
TMZ reported that De Niro flew back to New York on Thursday and will see a doctor Friday.De Niro was already planning to take a few weeks off the production, according to TMZ, and it’s not known whether he will be returning to the set at a later date.
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