Scorsese, De Niro Finally Make a Movie About Organized Crime

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Scorsese, De Niro Finally Make a Movie About Organized Crime

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 10:56PM

Can you believe it's been almost 15 years since De Niro and Scorsese worked together on a movie? Can you believe they'll get the band back together...for a mob movie?

I know, I know, it's completely shocking. Variety says that in the film, based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses, De Niro will play Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran, who some claim has a couple dozen mob murders to his credit or discredit, depending on how you look at it. One of the deaths he may have been responsible for is that of Jimmy Hoffa, which is weird because I thought he just vanished. Wanted to chillax in the Poconos or something.

You're telling me he might be dead?

Seriously?

Could've knocked me over with a feather after hearing that.

Scorsese will direct and Steve Zaillian will write the script. The title is mob slang for shooting people and having their blood splatter all over the walls. Quaint, n'est ce pas?

The film will be the ninhth collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro, their first since Casino in 1995.

I know it'll probably be great in the theaters, but I personally can't wait for this one to pop up on basic cable. There's nothing better than the USA Network or TBS running a Scorsese movie: "Did you touch my wife? Did you touch my lovin' wife?" Oh, it's classic.

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