Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci And Al Pacino Possibly Working On New Film
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De Niro revealed the news to Digital Spy while promoting The Intern with Anne Hathaway.
"We are doing it... We should be doing it sometime next year," De Niro said. "We're slowly, slowly getting it in place."
This is great news for anyone who's a fan of their previous work together, whether it's Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Cape Fear, Raging Bull, Casino or the film that started it all, Mean Streets.
What's more, the plan is to bring Al Pacino and Joe Pesci along for the ride, making this gangster movie a who's who of seasoned big screen wise guys.
The project, also known as The Irishman, is based on a book by author Charles Brandt called I Heard You Paint Houses: The Story Of The Biggest Mob Hit In History.
As the book's blurb explains it, the real-life story revolves notorious mobster hitman Frank 'the Irishman' Sheeran (who De Niro is set to play): "To paint a house is to ? a man. The paint is the blood that splatters on the wall and floors.
"In the course of nearly five years of recorded interviews Frank Sheeran confessed to Charles Brandt that he handled more than twenty-five hits for the mob, and for his friend [Teamsters International President Jimmy] Hoffa."
Recently, De Niro has only had the following to say about the planned film, revealed on a recent visit to The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon:
"We have been trying to do [the film] for the last few years, and I think we will do it.
"It's about a guy who... confessed that he killed [Jimmy] Hoffa and [infamous New York gangster] Joe Gallo.
"I'm gonna play that character. That's something I'm looking forward to very much..."
With production, as De Niro puts it, still going "slowly, slowly", there are no confirmed dates for I Heard You Paint Houses just yet.
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I bought this book at an airport before. Lost it tho.
A movie about the Hoffa hit would be epic -
I still own this book.....it was great.....really looking forward to it.
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I heard about this years ago.
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I'll most def. check for this. I been waiting for another mob film with them in it.
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I didn't have to read the article. The thread title alone got me hyped about this. It could be a sequel to the Wizard of Oz and I'd be lining up to see it with these actors. Let the countdown begin...
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Im glad to see this. They (Pacino/De Niro) gotta make up for their underwhelming collabs (outside of Godfather2). Scorsese should've been the one directing their collabs from the jump. Then when you add Pesci , it's almost impossible for the movie not to be good.
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It's over
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Deniro/Pesci the GOAT duo in film. They the Dre/Snoop or this movie ?
I say swap out Pacino for Jack Nicholson tho -
Pesci is still alive? That bro must not give a ? about making movies man haha, dont remember seeing him in anything new for years...probably made enough cash and was like ? it all
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I think Harvey Keitel is supposed to be in this too
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Im glad to see this. They (Pacino/De Niro) gotta make up for their underwhelming collabs (outside of Godfather2).
HEAT was underwhelming????you might wanna put that in parentheses as well. Besides they've only done 3 movies together and only one of which was bad(Righteous ? ).
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manofmorehouse wrote: »I didn't have to read the article. The thread title alone got me hyped about this. It could be a sequel to the Wizard of Oz and I'd be lining up to see it with these actors. Let the countdown begin...
my thoughts exactly -
Im glad to see this. They (Pacino/De Niro) gotta make up for their underwhelming collabs (outside of Godfather2). Scorsese should've been the one directing their collabs from the jump. Then when you add Pesci , it's almost impossible for the movie not to be good.
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Heat was a great ? movie
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HundredEyes wrote: »Pesci is still alive? That bro must not give a ? about making movies man haha, dont remember seeing him in anything new for years...probably made enough cash and was like ? it all
He retired from acting in the late 90's.
He wanted to enjoy his life and no longer have to work.
This book is really good. Haven't watched a Scorsese movie in years but I would see this ? on opening weekend especially with those 3 guys.
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watched Goodfellas yesterday hi af. that ? pesci lines still have me lmao
"alright, so he got shot in the foot. What is it a big ? deal?" -
Always down to see a scorcese film. ESPECIALLY when De Niro and Pesci are in it together.
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Snatch Some Collars wrote: »watched Goodfellas yesterday hi af. that ? pesci lines still have me lmao
"alright, so he got shot in the foot. What is it a big ? deal?"
Smh at him killing that kid. De Niro instigating and ? -
HundredEyes wrote: »Pesci is still alive? That bro must not give a ? about making movies man haha, dont remember seeing him in anything new for years...probably made enough cash and was like ? it all
http://youtu.be/MixNh9L7G5M
Last I seen him -
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Pesci did the movie Love Ranch not that long ago where he & Helen Mieren ran a Nevada brothel.
He also kicks it with George Lopez alot
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Heat was a ? ? movie. I bet yall don't remember one character's name in that whole ? movie. The fact that it was the first time Deniro and Pacino officially worked together made it seem better than what it really was. But if you really break that movie down, it was ? , everything from the writing to the sound (gotta turn the vol all the way up to hear a convo then a blasts comes outta no where u gotta turn the vol back down, UNDERWHELMING ? movie.
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Heat for me wasnt that great either. Im not gonna call it ? but its way too long and nothing i felt like i needed to own or ever have the want to give multiple views.
2.5 to 3 out of 5 stars -
Yea I may have went too far to call it ? , but if I ever meet Michael Mann Ima stab him in the neck with a spork for that ? .
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Heat was a ? ? movie. I bet yall don't remember one character's name in that whole ? movie. The fact that it was the first time Deniro and Pacino officially worked together made it seem better than what it really was. But if you really break that movie down, it was ? , everything from the writing to the sound (gotta turn the vol all the way up to hear a convo then a blasts comes outta no where u gotta turn the vol back down, UNDERWHELMING ? movie.
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