Robert De Niro has compared the coronavirus pandemic to a science-fiction movie. The Irishman star is currently in lockdown in New York City, and told BBC Newsnight it’s “very strange” to be in the Big Apple while the streets are so unusually quiet. “New York is kind of like a ghost town,” he shared. “But then it’s surreal.
Then you see other parts of the world, other big, great cities of the world are also in the same situation. It’s interesting. “It’s kind of like a science-fiction movie, but it’s real, you know.” Reflecting on the leadership in the city during the crisis, he praised Governor Andrew Cuomo for doing a “great job”, adding: “He’s done what (U.S.