Pierre Arditi will be the French voice of Robert de Niro in “Killers of the Flower Moon” by Martin Scorsese

Pierre Arditi will give his voice to Robert de Niro. The 78-year-old French actor will voice the American actor in Martin Scorsese’s next film, Killers of the Flower Moon, he confirmed on Friday April 21 to franceinfo. Contacted, the actor said he passed trials a month ago and was chosen by the filmmaker.

“I start dubbing at the end of May”, explained Pierre Arditi. The new feature film from the director of Casino and Freedmenproduced by Apple, which also brings together Leonardo Di Caprio, Jesse Plemons and Lily Gladstone, will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20.

This will be the second time that the French actor doubles the American star since he had been his French voice in The Waltz of the Puppetalready directed by Martin Scorsese in 1982. Pierre Arditi replaces the historic dubber of Robert de Niro, the actor Jacques Frantz, who died in 2021 who had lent him his voice in 67 films.