Entertainment Weekly | I am going to play a father: Robert De Niro said about David O. Russell's film 'Joy' IBNLive I am going to play a father: Robert De Niro said about David O. Russell's film 'Joy'. Los Angeles: Actor Robert De Niro has confirmed that he will play the role of a father in the much anticipated film 'Joy'. The 71-year-old, who was hosting a special screening of ... Robert De Niro to play father in 'Joy' Robert De Niro to play J Law's father in David O. Russell's 'Joy' Robert De Niro reunites with David O. Russell, Jennifer Lawrence for Joy ... |