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Robert De Niro to creative differences. He was replaced by Ray Winstone. He appeared as Senator John McLaughlin in the action film "Machete" (2010), and starred in the thriller "Stone" (2010). He again reprised his role as Jack Byrnes in "Little Fockers" (2010). He appeared in the action film "Killer Elite" (2011), "Limitless" (2011) and the romantic comedy film "New Year's Eve" (2011). De Niro starred in the film "Manuale d'amore 3" (2011). In January 2011, CBS picked up De Niro's crime pilot, "NYC 22" (originally titled "Rookies"), but it was cancelled after airing only four episodes. In 2011, De Niro was the