Netflix buys rights to Scorsese's "The Irishman"

[Fughedaboutit]

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Martin Scorsese, who has made the gangster genre sort of his forte is coming back with 'The Irishman', a dream come true for movie buffs. Netflix which changed movie streaming and gave nerds all over the world a purpose in their lives is backing the $105 million flick.

According to Indiewire, the streaming service will make the movie available to its 93 million subscribers in 190 countries.

Steve Zaillian has written the screenplay for the film, adapting from a novel titled "I Heard You Paint Houses" by Charles Brandt on the real life story of crime lord Frank Sheeran a.k.a The Irishman.

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The pick is,'The Irishman' has scooped up some of the biggest Scorsese collaborators as well as some of the greatest living actors as well. Robert De Niro is starring as the mobster Frank 'Irishman' Sheeran while Al Pacino makes his first appearance in a Scorsese flick as Jimmy Hoffa, Sheeran's friend.

The two legends had shared screen space only once in their careers, in Michael Mann's crime classic, 'Heat' (1995).

Joe Pesci, a regular in Scorsese films will play Russell Bufalino, the Sicilian-born crime king and Harvey Keitel is set to play Angelo Bruno, another hardcore Sicilian-born mobster. Indiewire reports that though 'The Irishman' was initially backed by Paramount Pictures, the departure of chairman Brad Grey pushed Scorsese to arrange another package.

Robert De Niro had won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Scorsese's 'Raging Bull' (1980) and Joe Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his "I'm funny how" role from 'Goodfellas' (1990).

Martin Scorsese's latest movie was 'Silence', a historical drama about Portuguese Jesuit priests travelling to Japan to find their missing mentor.

[Fughedaboutit]

Deniro as Sheeran

Pesci as Buffalino

Keitel as Angelo Bruno

Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa? what? lol....Odd choice for Hoffa imo

[tmarotta]

The article is wrong not only did Pacino and De Niro have shared screen time in "Heat," they also had a lot of shared screen time in the 2008 film "Righteous Kill." People do not know how to fact check these days. I hope this movie turns out better than "Righteous Kill." Just because De Niro and Pacino are in a movie that does not make it a good movie.

[NickyEyes1]

Good to hear that Pesci will be in it. He said no to it a few months back. Cant wait.

[Fughedaboutit]

The article is wrong not only did Pacino and De Niro have shared screen time in "Heat," they also had a lot of shared screen time in the 2008 film "Righteous Kill." People do not know how to fact check these days. I hope this movie turns out better than "Righteous Kill." Just because De Niro and Pacino are in a movie that does not make it a good movie.

Maybe they skipped over it because RIghteous kill sucked. lol

[SonnyBlackstein]

I love Pacino, Pesci, DeNiro as much as the next guy, but jeezus getting a little long in the tooth to be believable eh?

[Teflon john]

They are definately getting up in years,im not to worried about it though,they can do crazy things with special effects these days,i mean look how Obama fooled everybody that his wife is a woman and not really a man.

[dixiemafia]

The article is wrong not only did Pacino and De Niro have shared screen time in "Heat," they also had a lot of shared screen time in the 2008 film "Righteous Kill." People do not know how to fact check these days. I hope this movie turns out better than "Righteous Kill." Just because De Niro and Pacino are in a movie that does not make it a good movie.

That's what I was about to say too. I fucked up and bought the Blu-Ray before watching it. It hasn't been put back in since That shit was brutal. They also shared screen time in Godfather 2 but not "together" of course. But I agree, there is no fact checking anymore.

I also don't have my hopes up for this movie.

[DoubleZ]

I can't wait to see who is going play Tony Jack Giacalone.

I always thought Tony Sirico, Paulie Walnuts from the Sopranos, is a spitting image of Tony Jack during the Hoffa years.

Tony Jack


Tony Sirico

[johnny_scootch]

I love Pacino, Pesci, DeNiro as much as the next guy, but jeezus getting a little long in the tooth to be believable eh?

To film this movie they will use cutting edge de-aging computer technology. Think Benjamin Button but in reverse and 10 years more advanced.

[phatmatress777]

The article is wrong not only did Pacino and De Niro have shared screen time in "Heat," they also had a lot of shared screen time in the 2008 film "Righteous Kill." People do not know how to fact check these days. I hope this movie turns out better than "Righteous Kill." Just because De Niro and Pacino are in a movie that does not make it a good movie.

Righteous kill could have been a good movie [emoji327] it seems like they both phoned in they're performances


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[Raven]

I thought Pesci had said he wasn't going to come out of retirement to do this movie. He said no.

I don't know if anyone can ever do better than Nicholson's portrayal of Hoffa. He was dead on.

[phatmatress777]

I thought Pesci had said he wasn't going to come out of retirement to do this movie. He said no.

I don't know if anyone can ever do better than Nicholson's portrayal of Hoffa. He was dead on.

He's been a little more public lately than he was during the 2000s he was also toying with the idea of the new gotti movie I believe he sued them something about having to gain weight to play a role then not being compensated properly


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[Fughedaboutit]

The article is wrong not only did Pacino and De Niro have shared screen time in "Heat," they also had a lot of shared screen time in the 2008 film "Righteous Kill." People do not know how to fact check these days. I hope this movie turns out better than "Righteous Kill." Just because De Niro and Pacino are in a movie that does not make it a good movie.

Righteous kill could have been a good movie [emoji327] it seems like they both phoned in they're performances


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I dunno, I only saw it once but from what I recall the twist was quite predictable, but I agree with your phone in comment

[Fughedaboutit]

I thought Pesci had said he wasn't going to come out of retirement to do this movie. He said no.

I don't know if anyone can ever do better than Nicholson's portrayal of Hoffa. He was dead on.

Jack should reprise the role in this film imo