It’s been over 30 years since Martin Scorsese’s 1990 mob film, Goodfellas(which included a sweet cameo by mother Scorsese).,The film was released in theaters and quickly became a hit. Robert De Niro was the star of the movie and has a new gangster in the works. The production also has a significant connection to Scorsese’s film.
Nicholas Pileggi wrote this book Wise Guys, Which was the novel Goodfellaswas adapted from. Now he’s writing the screenplay to a new mafia film titled Wise Guys. Robert De Niro to star and Barry Levinson to direct the project. Levinson is behind these movies. Doggie Wag Best Picture Winner Rain Man. Rocky The project is also supported by producer Irwin Winkler.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wise Guys The film will be about Vito Genovese (the protagonist) and Frank Costello (the antagonist), two Italian crime bosses who fought each other in 1940s and 1950s Italy. Warner Bros. is the distributor of the film, which was distributed by Martin Scorsese’s ’90s classic Another tie in, the studio has also produced other mob-centric movies (and TV programs like The Sopranos).
Although the studio is familiar with the film’s subject matter, the announcement is quite surprising. WB’s recent merger with Discovery led to many cancelled and postponements of projects. This includes HBO Max, which was recently scrapped. Batgirl film. Robert De Niro is still a big name and the studio might be hoping to draw him in as a potential draw. The script’s author Nicholas Pileggi may be a source of confidence for the company.
Wise Guys is my favorite show. Nicholas Pileggi’s stories are so compelling, I can’t wait to see them. It will be amazing to see the rest of the cast. Taxi driverStar returns to the same old haunts that made him a huge star in the genre. The Godfather Part IIOscars famously overlooked this Oscars alum because of his work in GoodfellasPerhaps this will be his chance at the third gold statue. Robert De Niro, who will be playing both the protagonists in this project, is a notable exception. This means that he’ll get to really showcase his acting abilities here.
Although it might be awhile before we can see, Wise GuysFans like me will be able to catch the lead man in several projects on the big screen. Robert De Niro will star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower MoonThis stream will be available exclusively to Apple TV+ subscribers in the latter part of this year. A TV miniseries called Nada is being produced by Apple TV+ subscribers. It is scheduled to air in 2023. The legendary actor also has several other projects in different phases of the production process, so keep an eye out on CinemaBlend’s upcoming movie schedule.
While you wait for the veteran’s latest photo of a gangster, you can revisit GoodfellasIt will be available on Netflix until the end of the month. You can stream it as an HBO subscriber, along with many classic gangster films.