Academy Award winner Robert De Niro has signed on for the leading role in Netflix‘s upcoming crime thriller movie The Whisper Man, based on Alex North’s bestselling 2019 novel of the same name. Production on the project is expected to begin in spring on the East Coast.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix and AGBO ‘s highly-anticipated adaptation of the Alex North novel The Whisper Man is gaining some serious momentum as sources tell Deadline Robert De Niro is set to star in the crime thriller.

"We are grateful to have one of the finest actors of his generation, Robert De Niro, anchoring that story and with the remarkable James Ashcroft directing." De Niro has previously

The highly anticipated Netflix crime thriller 'The Whisper Man' has gained significant momentum, with Robert De Niro confirmed to star in the adaptation of Alex North's bestselling novel.Directed by James Ashcroft,