Warners’ first original feature of the Warner Bros. Discovery era is here … and it’s a period mobster drama fronted by two Hollywood veterans.
Returning to the genre that made him a household name,
Robert De Niro will star in
Wise Guys, a feature intended for theatrical distribution that will be directed by
Barry Levinson, the filmmaker known for movies such as Oscar best picture winner
Rain Man and
Wag the Dog.
Nicholas Pileggi, who coincidentally authored
Wiseguy, the 1985 book that was the basis for the 1990 De Niro-Martin Scorsese crime classic,
Goodfellas, wrote the script. Irwin Winkler, best known for producing the
Rocky movies as well as being a producer on
Goodfellas, is a producer.
The project is centered on Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, two Italian-American crime bosses that ran their respective families in the middle of the 20th century. In 1957, Genovese attempted to assassinate Costello but failed, although he was wounded and decided to retire, as much as one can retire from the Mafia.
De Niro would play both characters, according to sources.
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