De Niro confirms possible sequel to Taxi Driver

Robert De Niro has confirmed he is in talks with Martin Scorsese about a possible sequel to their classic Taxi Driver, the New York Post reports.

The acting legend, who starred as crazed cabbie Travis Bickle in the gritty 1976 masterpiece, says he and Scorsese have been discussing script ideas.

De Niro, 61, said: "I was talking with Martin Scorsese about doing what I guess you'd call a sequel to Taxi Driver, where he is older."

The reunion would be timely for De Niro, whose reputation is slipping with fluffy films such as The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, Analyze This and Meet the Fockers.