{
  "id": 7607239,
  "title": "Robert De Niro In Talks To Play Dodgers Hall Of Famer Tommy Lasorda In Skydance Sports Pic ‘Tommy & Me’; Reid Carolin Directing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/robert-de-niro-in-talks-to-play-dodgers-hall-of-famer-tommy-lasorda",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T18:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/robert-de-niro-to-play-tommy-lasorda-tommy-me-dodgers-1237104300/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: With Mr. Irrelevant already gaining buzz prior to its holiday opening, Skydance Sports is looking to hit another home run with its next big pic on one of the more iconic baseball figures in the last 50 years. Sources tell Deadline, Oscar winner Robert De Niro is in talks to play Tommy Lasorda, the […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Robert De Niro in Talks to Play Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda in Biopic ‘Tommy & Me’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/robert-de-niro-in-talks-to-play-dodgers-manager-tommy-lasorda-in",
        "published": "2026-09-15T19:48:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}