Robert
De
Niro,
who
is
currently
filming
for
Martin
Scorsese's
Killers
of
the
Flower
Moon
in
Oklahoma,
has
injured
his
leg
while
on
location.
A
representative
for
De
Niro
told
Insider
that
the
actor
"injured
his
quadriceps
muscle
which
will
be
treated
medically
in
New
York."
Reportedly,
De
Niro
flew
back
home
to
New
York
City
on
Thursday
evening
(May
13).
The
injury
was
first
reported
by
TMZ,
and
according
to
the
latest
report,
the
makers
will
continue
the
film's
shooting
on
schedule
without
De
Niro
at
the
moment.
The
report
quoted
the
actor's
representative
as
saying,
"This
will
not
affect
production
as
he
was
not
scheduled
to
film
again
for
another
three
weeks." It
has
been
speculated
that
the
flight
may
have
been
pre-planned
before
De
Niro
suffered
an
injury.
Notably,
Martin
Scorsese's
film
Killers
Of
The
Flower
Moon
is
an
Apple
TV
Plus
original
starring
Leonardo
DiCaprio
and
Lily
Gladstone
alongside
De
Niro.
The
film
is
based
on
a
non-fiction
book
set
in
the
1920s
by
David
Grann,
which
follows
the
investigation
of
serial
murders
in
the
Osage
Nation
native
tribe.
Earlier
this
week,
the
makers
released
the
first
look
from
the
film
which
features
Leonardo
DiCaprio
and
Lily
Gladstone
at
a
table.
Reportedly,
De
Niro
will
be
seen
playing
a
rancher
named
William
Hale,
with
DiCaprio
playing
his
nephew
Ernest
Buckhart.
The
shooting
of
the
film
began
in
April
2021.
Talking
about
the
film
Martin
Scorsese
had
said
in
a
statement,
"We
are
thrilled
to
finally
start
production
on
Killers
of
the
Flower
Moon
in
Oklahoma
and
to
be
able
to
tell
this
story
on
the
land
where
these
events
took
place
is
incredibly
important
and
critical
to
allowing
us
to
portray
an
accurate
depiction
of
the
time
and
people."
"We're
excited
to
start
working
with
our
local
cast
and
crew
to
bring
this
story
to
life
on
screen
and
immortalize
a
time
in
American
history
that
should
not
be
forgotten,"
he
added.
It
is
unclear
if
the
film
will
be
releasing
later
this
year
or
early
2022.