The news that Martin Scorsese was doing another mafia movie was met with plenty of positive feedback and now fans of the genre can’t wait for it to hit theaters.
Scorsese’s new movie “The Irishman” is based on the Charles Brandt book called “I Heard You Paint Houses“. Brandt was the lawyer of former labor union official and mafia hitman Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran who claimed on his deathbed that he murdered former Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa. The new Mafia film details the life of Sheeran and his alleged involvement in the infamous Hoffa slaying. It is packed with plenty of star power including legendary actors Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino, and Harvey Keitel. According to reports, De Niro is set to play the role of Sheeran while Pacino plays the role of Hoffa. Pesci is believed to be playing the part of former mafia boss Russell Bufalino while Keitel takes on the role of former Philadelphia mafia boss Angelo Bruno.
“Al Pacino and Robert De Niro on set of The Irishman”
The film is set to debut in 2018 but some recent photos give us an early look on set as the iconic actors do their thing. It has been quite some time since we have seen some of these guys in action and they definitely are a little longer in the tooth but this combination of talent is likely to produce another quality mob movie. Many believe that this could be one of the best mafia movies that we have seen in years. Take a look at The Irishman photos while we wait for it to hit the big screens!
Well the guys def look like they have put on a couple years since last we saw them but at same time they look ready to give us another damn good mob movie! Pesci seems like he has aged quite a bit over last few years but De Niro seems to be moving along quite well. Can’t wait for to see this one!
Goddamn Jimmy Hoffa never looked that damn old.
I love the fact that this movie is being made and I really hope it ends uo being a great film. I wonder if Pesci would have made a better Hoffa just based on his size and natural Fireplug attitude. Pacino is great and all but he just looks absolutely nothing like Hoffa. DiNiro could definitely pass for Sheeran. Of course Scorses didn’t earn his reputation by putting out garbage films. Keeping my fingers crossed that it ends up being one of his classic Mob Movies. I figure it’s the first and last movie with all these guys together so I really dont want it to suck haha
I agree that Joe Pesci would have made a great Jimmy Hoffa as far as personality goes, but to me he looks nothing like Jimmy Hoffa. I don’t know about Jimmy Hoffa’s size or how big he was. To me actors looking like the real life characters they play is very important. I guess it’s because the amount of actors who can play these type of people are very limited.
Pesci doesn’t really look like Hoffa really either but he is just much closer as far as height, build, and the mannerisms of a Pitbull haha. Kinda short and stalky with a big attitude. After seeing Joe Pesci playing that character of Tommy De Simone in Goodfellas, I would say that seems much closer to the character of Hoffa. I could be wrong but I dont see Pacino in that role. He definitely looks nothing like Hoffa
Getting off topic here, but Jerry Capeci just talked about 4 new turncoats in his new article. Bonanno associate Ricky Kessler and Lucchese associates James Pasqua III, Joseph Foti, and Robert Spinelli. For those who think that the rat fest is over, this may be a hard pill to swallow. Now some may point out that these guys aren’t made men but I don’t think it makes much of a difference. They’re potential made men, associates to my understanding are supposed to be the future of a crime family. All I can say is what pussies these 4 men are. I hate to even call them men.
Plus it all depends on how trused these associates were. Some can do far more damage the others. The whole story of Goodfellas was from an associate. Or sometimes you got blood relatives of family bosses or high ranking members. Point being some associates have far more juice than others or may be privy to more sensitive Family Business then others. If guys like that decide to flip, they can do plenty of damage to a Family.
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