Screen legend Robert De Niro has met the president of the Dominican Republic, where he is filming scenes for his latest movie. De Niro will film some scenes for "The Good Shepherd" in the presidential palace, which he toured with President Leonel Fernandez, according to a spokesman for the national film office. No further details about the meeting on Friday were not released. Several of the country's historic areas will be used for scenes that are supposed to take place in Africa. Production was expected to remain in the Dominican Republic one week. "The Good Shepherd," directed by De Niro, recounts the history of the CIA, with Matt Damon as James Wilson, one of the spy agency's founders, Angelina Jolie plays his wife. Damon has arrived in the country, and Jolie was expected to arrive over the weekend. |