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[PhoncipleBone]

New news, new thread.

Pesci, Keitel, and Bobby Cannavale join DeNiro and Pacino in the cast of the new Scorsese film.

The Irishman will mark the first time that Pacino and Scorsese will have worked together and the first time all the Italian greats are on the big screen together. The film starts shooting next month in and around New York and will continue through December.

Pesci’s involvement comes after the actor said no multiple times (some say about 50); a deal was just sealed this week. He will portray Russell Bufalino, a Mafia boss out of PA and has been long suspected of having a hand in the disappearance of Hoffa. Pesci and Scorsese have done five films together

This project has been embroiled in controversy when the author of the book I Heard You Paint Houses (which is slang for a hit ala “painting” the walls with blood) Charles Brandt penned it based on the deathbed confession of Frank ‘The Irishman” Sheeran. The hitman claimed to tell the real story of the disappearance of former union boss Jimmy Hoffa. However, the account that Sheeran told to Brandt has been disputed. Still, the FBI actually thought enough of Sheeran’s confession to pull up several floor board planks from a house where he said he shot and killed Hoffa to look for DNA (blood) evidence. Latter the bureau said that the DNA samples weren’t from the former Teamsters boss

 

[fluffydelusions]

Pesci yes pls

 

[Mimosa97]

Any movie with Joe Pesci is day one for me. I didn't think I would see him in a new movie ever again. I wonder what Scorsese promised him to make him change his mind.

 

[KraftyKrankins]

This better be... better than Silence.

 

[Tagyhag]

Pesci was pretty much all but retired aside from like 1 or 2 things, this is amazing.

 

[Instro]

Damn that's a cast.

 

[Raptomex]

Great to see Pesci back in the game. Keitel seems to be a very underrated actor. Very exciting.

 

[Ridley327]

If anyone was going to convince Pesci to come out of his quasi-retirement, it was always going to be Scorsese.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

I don't even go to the movies but I'll be seeing this in the theaters. Goodfellas still one of my top films.

 

[PoorChoices]

Holy shit. I honestly didn't know Pesci was alive. I expect him to get some spectacular and terrible death in this movie (as he does in most of these type of movies.) I'm in though.

 

[Solo]

Next up: Gene Hackman

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I don't even go to the movies but I'll be seeing this in the theaters. Goodfellas still one of my top films.

It is a Netflix film. It will only have an extremely limited theatrical release for awards consideration.

Next up: Gene Hackman

Man, Hackman doing a scene with those other actors? That would be amazing.

 

[Schattenjäger]

Great book - def has more than enough source material to make a great movie

 

[milanbaros]

That cast 30-50 years ago...unbeatable.

Now, I'm just hoping it's good.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

I don't even go to the movies but I'll be seeing this in the theaters. Goodfellas still one of my top films.

You're in luck, homie..Netflix!

 

[Moppeh]

Great to see Pesci back in the game. Keitel seems to be a very underrated actor. Very exciting.

Keitel is the fucking man.

This movie is going to be dope.

 

[Ridley327]

Next up: Gene Hackman

Unfortunately, he's been pretty upfront about enjoying his retirement and seems to enjoy his writing career that he has now, so I think that's sadly a done deal. I would absolutely love to see someone getting him involved with a documentary on his life and career while we still have him around, though.

 

[Fancyarcher]

Pesci will only have a cameo anyway from the sounds of it. Still cool, I never understood why he could a random animated movie, a cameo in The Good Shepherd as a favor to Robert DeNiro, and a low budget film that nobody saw, but seemed to be reluctant to join Scorsese's latest film. Glad to read that they eventually convinced him to do it.

This better be... better than Silence.

Silence was great, challenging but great. This will hopefully be just as good.

 

[Solo]

Granted they're all well past their primes, but

De Niro
Pesci
Keitel
and for the first time ever, Pacino

All being directed by Martin Scorsese. That's damn good.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Huh, I thought he had retired from acting.

 

[Schattenjäger]

So odds of "Gimmie Shelter" at the beginning or end of the movie

 

[greatgeek]

This better be... better than Silence.

Silence is a classic. GTFO.

 

[Various Artists]

Wow, great cast, this is shooting up to the top of my must see list.

 

[tearsintherain]

Pretty smart move by Netflix, even though they are spending $100m+ getting this entire crew together is gonna get a lot of people really wanting to see this, and the only way to see this is on Netflix.

I wonder if they sweetened the pot even more to get Pesci on board.

 

[overcast]

Damn they are getting some old dudes in this movie. Thought Silence was great so of course I'll watch this.

Honestly wish I could see it in a theater though.

 

[sant]

I am very excited for this too. It is also very interesting that only Netflix and Amazon have the money to make movies like this. They don't even care if its not a huge hit with viewers because all they want is the awards and prestige

 

[Prompto]

Pretty smart move by Netflix, even though they are spending $100m+ getting this entire crew together is gonna get a lot of people really wanting to see this, and the only way to see this is on Netflix.

Pretty sure this is getting a theater release as well just so it can be eligible for an Oscar. But yeah the vast majority of people will watch this on Netflix.

 

[KraftyKrankins]

Silence is a classic. GTFO.

Calm down.

 

[hoverboarder]

The Irishman will mark the first time that Pacino and Scorsese will have worked together

Pesci and Scorsese have done five films together

.

 

[Strangelove77]

It's still so weird that Pacino has never worked with Scorsese until now.

 

[Angry Grimace]

.

They're not the same guy

 

[Oppo]

yiiiikes

that is an industrial grade level of Crazy Actor

 

[hoverboarder]

They're not the same guy

Wow. I read it like 4 times and still missed it. Good (obvious) catch on my blunder.

 

[Krev]

This better be... better than Silence.

Unlikely, since Silence was his best since Goodfellas.

 

[Loxley]

They're not the same guy

'Scuse me, but Pesci Pachino has been my favorite actor for as long as I can remember.

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

Hells yes

 

[strafer]

Damn, when was the last time Pesci was in a movie? Home Alone?

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

'Scuse me, but Pesci Pachino has been my favorite actor for as long as I can remember.

Sounds like a good band name

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

This better be... better than Silence.

Silence was Scorsese's best movie since The Aviator.

I'm incredibly excited for this. I still find it crazy that they're going to de-age these motherfuckers like it's a goddamn Marvel movie. But I'm still very much looking forward to seeing a Goodfellas-era Deniro and Pesci on screen together again. Scorsese can be hit or miss with effects work that isn't compositing, so I hope he has a damn good vfx supervisor.

I still think it's a crime that this will debut on Netflix, instead of in cinemas.

 

[bootsthecat]

Damn, when was the last time Pesci was in a movie? Home Alone?

Yeah it's been a while, but even Casino was much more recent than Home Alone.

I can't wait. I read the book a few months ago, too bad it was prob mostly bullshit...but hey, that never stops a good movie (at least it isn't complete fantasy like The Iceman)

 

[fluffydelusions]

First image of Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa in Martin Scorcese's 'The Irishman.'

 

[One Eyed Willy]

I'm super excited for this movie.

 

[kevin1025]

Keitel, too?! I missed that info.

Really liking that Pacino pic.

Okay yeah, this is going to be something. Four of the best and that guy with the glasses behind the camera is pretty neat, too, I suppose.

Spoiler

I'm way too excited!