The Irishman (Scorsese, De Niro, Pesci and Pacino)

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Al Pacino and Joe Pesci will join Robert De Niro in crime drama The Irishman.
Directed by Martin Scorsese, Irishman will be De Niro’s ninth time working with the legendary auteur, and finds the actor playing renowned Mafia hitman Frank ‘The Irishman’ Sheeran.
Both Pacino and Pesci were rumoured to be involved, but De Niro confirmed it once and for all during an interview with MTV.
“We do have the one that we’re definitely doing,” he told them. “Me, Joe Pesci, Pacino and Marty Scorsese directing.”

:cool:

Auvers

now thats a great piece of news

ricero

being honest could care less about pacino and de niro its all about joe pesci the mans a legend its a shame he retired from acting for so long hes a legend and in my opinion the best supporting actor ever.

Auvers

ricero wrote: »

being honest could care less about pacino and de niro

but stick them together with Scorsese and base the movie around gangsters, surely it cant fail

paddyismaddy

do you think marty will add dicaprio also :rolleyes:

Duggy747

This will be "The Expendables" for mob movies.................except done right. You can't screw up with DeNiro, Pesci, Scorsesse........................and isn't this the 1st time Scorsesse will be directing Pacino?

If it was just another Pacino / DeNiro movie I wouldn't be half as interested. But throw in Pesci and Scrosesse......................aaaay, fugged-about it!!

rednik

Looking forward to this for a while, now Pacino added makes the wait longer.

Bus77II

The original title for this was, 'I Heard You Paint Houses'.
That's what the Mafia used to say to him when inquiring about some hits work being done.

Shred

Bus77II wrote: »

The original title for this was, 'I Heard You Paint Houses'.
That's what the Mafia used to say to him when inquiring about some hits work being done.

Yeah that's right, much better name but I'm looking forward to this, hopefully they don't screw it up!

The guy

Auvers wrote: »

but stick them together with Scorsese and base the movie around gangsters, surely it cant fail

This, I will definitely watch it, although it seems like it's being done because Pacino and De Niro's careers are going downhill a little.

yabadabado

Bus77II wrote: »

The original title for this was, 'I Heard You Paint Houses'.
That's what the Mafia used to say to him when inquiring about some hits work being done.

Thats the name of the book the film is based on and is supposed to be the first words Jimmy Hoffa said to him.it's a good book and with the people involved in the film I would have high hopes for the this.

BigBenRoeth

Looking forward to this,some of the best actors of recent times coupled with one of the best directors of the second half of the last century,deadly

SB-08

This is brilliant news. Heard the rumors a good while back but to have Bob himself confirm it is fantastic. It's shocking that Scorsese and Pacino have never worked together before - bizzare in fact considering along with De Niro, Pacino is one of the all time greatest gangster actors and Scorsese is the king of directing gangster films. You would think they would have worked together in the 70s or 80s when they were at their peak. A shame really but at least we will finally get to see it now. Joe Pecsi has been sorely missed from acting too - absolute legend.

The last DeNiro/Pacino film 'Righteous kill' was a huge let down mainly due to a poor script and a **** director - I said at the time had Scorsese or Mann directed it, it would have turned out far better. At least they can make up for it with 'The Irishman'.:)

expectationlost

anyone see him on letterman the other day he doesn't do chat shows even whens he's on them

I don't care much for De Niro and Pacino together, after the somewhat disappointment of Righteous Kill. Pesci though, he's superb. Hopefully with him added this will be a great movie.

iMax

Was checking the dates on these posts, thinking it was something to do with "Kill The Irishman"

Handsome Bob

Keitel in too apparently:

This is just getting ridiculous. As if the amazing cast for Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman wasn’t good enough, then star Robert De Niro is here to assure you that it is. Apparently at the premiere last night of Little Fockers, he was speaking to Roger Friedman of Showbiz411 (via Cinematical) and slipped the detail that his Mean Streets and Taxi Driver (along with frequent solo Scorsese collaborator) co-star Harvey Keitel, also in Fockers, would be jumping on board to star in it as well.

The specifics are…well, not specific at all. Apparently he only said that Keitel is joining him and the rest of the cast, and that they’re “doing it”. While not exactly a lot to go off of, if it is in fact true then I would be getting even more excited.

http://thefilmstage.com/2010/12/16/h...hman%E2%80%99/

Aidric

I am more than a little excited by this announcement.

SB-08

Have a look at this interview - De Niro and Dustin Hoffman on Letterman. Hilarious stuff - Bobby certainly doesn't like doing interviews. He briefly mentions 'The Irishman' in the second part. I like Lettermans's idea of a film with all the main actors from that era - would be fantastic if Hoffman, Gene Hackman and Jack Nicholson would join the cast of 'The Irishman' too. Nicholson would certainly be free considering he is semi-retired and hasn't had a leading role since 2007. Hackman is retired though but it would be the perfect film for him to make a return to acting. He shouldn't go out with his final film being that dreadful comedy Welcome To Mooseport.:rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT5ORdRSxmk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYUmkHaZodU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajLnIk45wa0

Handsome Bob

If Hackman were to be in it, I'd demand a role for him much like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vayL_-DBuLs

hardCopy

LZ5by5 wrote: »

If Hackman were to be in it, I'd demand a role for him much like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vayL_-DBuLs

Who played the barman in that scene?

Rubik.

Wow, I have often wondered why Pacino had never worked with Scorsese. Looking forward to it.

FlashD

This is the best news I have heard in film for 2010, straight to the top of my much anticipated list.

Lets hope this cast and crew go out with a bang, this is possibly their last together!

rednik

hardCopy wrote: »

Who played the barman in that scene?

That was Michael Rooker.

Hank_Jones

Wow, Letterman was really kissing some ass there.

I know they have made some great films, but to spend the interview mentioning films they have been in....they made the films, I'm sure they know which ones they were in.

Maybe that's why they weren't too into the interview, they were probably thinking that Letterman is a twat.

CornWallises38

Hoffman's Laugh .

Looking forward to the movie though, should be good.

JP Liz V1

http://www.slashfilm.com/robert-de-niro-martin-scorsese-irishman-happening/

At a press conference promoting his appearance in Limitless, Robert De Niro said that The Irishman is still on the boards

Yeah, I’m planning on it, absolutely. Well, this time I’ll say it, I’ve said it before, its a movie based on a book called, ‘I Heard You Paint Houses,’ its about a guy who says, and I believe [the author of] the book—he’s passed away now—but he confessed that he killed [Jimmy] Hoffa and also Joe Gallo. And so I’m gonna play that character. Joe Pesci is gonna be in it, Al Pacino is gonna be in it and Marty’s going to direct it

Aidric

Joe Pesci Joins The Cast Of Gotti: Three Generations

13 April 2011 2:05 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Nobody plays a gangster quite like Joe Pesci. From Goodfellas to Casino, there's nothing like watching a 5'4" angry Italian man beating the crap out of somebody - or in the case of Casino, watching the crap get beaten out of them. As a result, genre fans were elated when it was reported at the end of last year that Pesci would be joining the cast of The Irishman, Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Charles Brandt's book I Heard You Paint Houses, with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Unfortunately, that project has since been sidelined, meaning that Pesci is looking for work. Sadly, he's found some. Deadline reports that Pesci has landed a role in Nick Cassavetes' Gotti: Three Generations. He joins a cast that already includes John Travolta - who will be playing John Gotti Jr. - and potentially Lindsey Lohan, who is currently in talks, »

JP Liz V1

http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/martin-scorsese-tests-out-script-for-mob-drama-the-irishman-with-de-niro-pacino-pesci-but-silence-is-martys-next-pic/

Martin Scorsese who is completing The Wolf Of Wall Street
with Leonardo DiCaprio, just held a reading of Steve Zaillian’s script at the
Tribeca Film Center for The Irishman, the mob drama based on the Charles Brandt
book I Heard You Paint Houses. The film is about mob hit man Frank Sheeran.
Robert De Niro, who’ll play the lead character, was there, as was Al Pacino and
Joe Pesci, also expected to take part. Project is set up at Paramount, but
several financiers were there looking to

Sounds like it be another year or two before filming even starts

roanoke

Kinda funny having two threads on the film board for biopics of two separate guys who both claim to have killed Jimmy Hoffa.

JP Liz V1

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/martin-scorsese-robert-de-niro-al-pacino-and-joe-pesci-s-i-heard-you-paint-houses-film-is-happening-a6676411.html


To start shooting sometime next year according to De Niro

TiGeR KiNgS

Wish this had of been done sooner in their careers.
Unfortunately both are well and truly past there prime.

BaZmO*

https://www.facebook.com/181106145413545/videos/453710198153137/

Agent Coulson

Confirmed last night at Cannes nearly 10 years after the OP.

EXCLUSIVE: Martin Scorsese’s mob picture The Irishman has landed at STX Entertainment in a huge deal for international rights that could be a recent record for Cannes. We’re hearing the buy could be worth as much as $50 million. It was struck very late Saturday night L.A. time after lengthy negotiations that went through the night and comes after Fabrica de Cine closed a deal with Paramount at week’s end to finance the film. That’s similar to the structure set last year at Cannes for Scorsese’s Silence — to the tune of some $100 million. Paramount will retain domestic on the picture, which hopes to reunite Scorsese with Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel, as well as to team Al Pacino with Scorsese for the first time in their storied careers.

This is by far the biggest deal of this Cannes and the project the marketplace has been waiting for. In the run-up to the festival, all the talk had been of how this was going to be Amazon’s year, with the major disrupter’s five titles, including fest opener Cafe Society. Now, with this and the Molly’s Game deal, which Deadline also broke, one can argue Cannes 2016 reps STX’s coming of age as a genuine global player.

“We could not be more excited or privileged to have secured the international rights to this incredible motion picture,” said STX international president David Kosse. “Fabrica de Cine’s vision and support in putting together this film is incredible. Martin Scorsese is one of the world’s most accomplished filmmakers and The Irishman is precisely the kind of premiere tentpole programming that will help distinguish STX as we continue to build our studio and especially our infrastructure overseas.”

The bidding war in the days running up to and during Cannes sawalmost everyone kicking the tires. The final bids came down to Universal, Fox and STX going toe-to-toe with Lionsgate along with Stuart Ford’s IM Global and Alex Walton’s Bloom also in the mix. This is not only a major get for STX but will energize what has been a modest sales market to date.

The ambitious new studio now has a major tentpole film to feed through its output deals and also a major title to self-distribute in the UK once Kosse, a highly respected veteran, launches its new distribution outfit. STX announced the opening of its international division earlier this year with Kosse at its helm. STX Motion Picture Group chairman Adam Fogelson and Kosse had previously worked together at Universal. They hired Shyama Friedenson, who had worked in international marketing at Paramount, StudioCanal and Lionsgate. So they’re well-equipped to launch The Irishman.

“We value STX’s passion and belief in this project,” said Fabrica chairman and chief executive Gaston Pavlovich. “Seeing the dynamism of their team, the experience of their senior executives, and their shared vision for creating powerful content, we decided to entrust STX Entertainment with The Irishman as the best possible partner to handle the international distribution for this project. They are passionate about film and were excited to be such an important part of creating this long-awaited collaboration between the legendary actors and director, which will be a milestone in film history. The Irishman is an event on a global scale, and Adam and David are innovative and entrepreneurs with one of the best executive teams working in the business today.”

http://deadline.com/2016/05/martin-scorsese-the-irishman-stx-huge-deal-mob-films-cannes-1201756232/

Sad Professor

I've moved this into a new thread, Agent. Too many old faces best forgotten in that other thread.

The Black Oil

I remember De Niro discussing this on the David Letterman show, must have been 5-6 years ago. Had been wondering what was going on with it.

Skerries

what's the plot?

Boo Radley

Skerries wrote: »

what's the plot?

It's a dark and gritty superhero story of a man with powers such as:

- The gift of the gab

- Cute whoreness

- Super-human hospitality skills

Basically Scorsese wants in on the Marvel action.

Agent Coulson

It's based on the life of Frank Sheeran who before he died confessed to killing Jimmy Hoffa.

It will be based on the book.... I Heard You Paint Houses.

It's also the movie that will bring Joe Pesci out of retirement.

WHIP IT!

Agent Coulson wrote: »

It's based on the life of Frank Sheeran who before he died confessed to killing Jimmy Hoffa.

It will be based on the book.... I Heard You Paint Houses.

It's also the movie that will bring Joe Pesci out of retirement.

It all sounds great and I enjoyed the book... but I can't help thinking all of the stars have just gotten too old in the meantime... hopefully I'm wrong and it's a cracker...

WHIP IT!

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Agent Coulson wrote: »

It's based on the life of Frank Sheeran who before he died confessed to killing Jimmy Hoffa.

It will be based on the book.... I Heard You Paint Houses.

It's also the movie that will bring Joe Pesci out of retirement.

It all sounds great and I enjoyed the book... but I can't help thinking all of the stars have just gotten too old in the meantime... hopefully I'm wrong and it's a cracker...

With the right script and a director like Scorcese they will all be back to their best, I have no doubt. Perhaps the Swansong the likes of De Niro have been waiting for the last 5 to 10 years

shazzerman

Deleted User wrote: »

With the right script and a director like Scorcese they will all be back to their best, I have no doubt. Perhaps the Swansong the likes of De Niro have been waiting for the last 5 to 10 years

A director like Scorsese in the 1970s-1980s (and a couple of outstanding films in the 1990s), maybe; post-millennium Marty has been a bit of an embarrassment, I think.

Canadel

shazzerman wrote: »

A director like Scorsese in the 1970s-1980s (and a couple of outstanding films in the 1990s), maybe; post-millennium Marty has been a bit of an embarrassment, I think.

Bit of an exaggeration?

Though I'll admit The Wolf of Wall Street was one of the worst supposedly good movies I've ever been subjected to. Total trash.

This new adventure doesn't excite me in the slightest. It's been done. Numerous times. Move on.

shazzerman

Canadel wrote: »

Bit of an exaggeration?

Though I'll admit The Wolf of Wall Street was one of the worst supposedly good movies I've ever been subjected to. Total trash.

This new adventure doesn't excite me in the slightest. It's been done. Numerous times. Move on.

Yeah, maybe a tad exaggerated there. Still, I've not been impressed with most everything Scorsese's done in features since Casino. The Aviator was about the best film he's directed since that masterpiece. Not holding my breath for The Irishman - but there is a small hope that the cast might decide that this is something of a special occasion and decide to go for it.

ScummyMan

shazzerman wrote: »

Yeah, maybe a tad exaggerated there. Still, I've not been impressed with most everything Scorsese's done in features since Casino. The Aviator was about the best film he's directed since that masterpiece. Not holding my breath for The Irishman - but there is a small hope that the cast might decide that this is something of a special occasion and decide to go for it.

That's more than a tad exaggerated imo. The Departed is one of the best films of the last 20 years, and Shutter Island and Gangs of New York weren't exactly duds.

Agent Coulson

This is also a film that everyone involved has wanted to make for a nearly decade I see it myself as probably there swansong to the era they all come from.

Duggy747

Aaah poo, Joe Pesci has apparently said no to the film.

Sad Professor

Duggy747 wrote: »

Aaah poo, Joe Pesci has apparently said no to the film.

That's been misreported. He has said no in the past because he's retired but Scorsese still thinks he can convince him.

ricero

Why did pesci retire in the first place ? Great actor

Agent Coulson

ricero wrote: »

Why did pesci retire in the first place ? Great actor

To make music from what I remember and just enjoy life.

shazzerman

shazzerman wrote: »

Deleted User wrote: »

With the right script and a director like Scorcese they will all be back to their best, I have no doubt. Perhaps the Swansong the likes of De Niro have been waiting for the last 5 to 10 years

A director like Scorsese in the 1970s-1980s (and a couple of outstanding films in the 1990s), maybe; post-millennium Marty has been a bit of an embarrassment, I think.

Wolf of Wall Street, Vinyl, Boardwalk Empire in the last 5 years alone...all outstanding. I mean what is not an embarrassment if they are?