Scorsese's The Irishman

[WorthyStevens]

Scorsese, De Niro to 'Paint Houses'

Paramount taps Zaillian to adapt Brandt book

Paramount Pictures is plotting a return to organized crime for Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. Studio has set Steve Zaillian to adapt "I Heard You Paint Houses," the book about the mob assassin who many believe was involved in the death of Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa.

Scorsese is attached to direct. De Niro will play Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran, who is reputed to have carried out more than 25 mob murders. Pic will be produced by Scorsese and Tribeca partners De Niro and Jane Rosenthal. Project landed at Paramount through the overall deal that the studio has with Scorsese’s Sikelia Prods.

Pic’s title refers to mob slang for contract killings, and the resulting blood splatter on walls and floors. Book was written by Charles Brandt, who befriended Sheeran shortly before the latter’s death in 2003. Among the crimes Sheeran confessed to Brandt, according to the 2004 book, was the killing and dismemberment of Hoffa, carried out on orders from mob boss Russell Bufalino.

Zaillian most recently scripted the Frank Lucas crime saga "American Gangster" and was a co-writer of the Scorsese-directed "Gangs of New York." Scorsese also brought in Zaillian to script "Schindler’s List," before turning over the project to Steven Spielberg and instead directing De Niro in "Cape Fear." Zaillian won an Oscar for his "Schindler’s List" script.
Scorsese just completed a screen adaptation of the Dennis Lehane novel "Shutter Island" for Paramount with Leonardo DiCaprio. He’s in the midst of settling on his next directing project, with "Silence," "The Wolf of Wall Street" and "The Long Play" at the top of his list. De Niro has wrapped the Kirk Jones-directed "Everybody’s Fine" with Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale and Drew Barrymore. He’s also plotting a re-team with "Heat" director Michael Mann on "Frankie Machine," an adaptation of the Don Winslow novel that is also at Paramount.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993218.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

F**K YES! I'm there opening night, unless there'll be a midnight show beforehand!

 

[Dark Knight 66]

This film sounds like it could be really good so I definitely will want to see this. I'm hoping this is going to be as good as their previous collaborations.

 

[Gotham]

Very interested.

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Yes! YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!

 

[Dark Donnie]

Sounds pretty damn cool.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

i want pesci!

 

[Cinemaman]

Wow, what a story! I must see it

 

[Hunter Rider]

When I saw the title i was "" then i read the actual synopsis and went "".

 

[Dark Donnie]

When I saw the title i was "" then i read the actual synopsis and went "".

Haha, I thought the same thing.t:

 

[Hunter Rider]

Haha, I thought the same thing.t:

It was like " DeNiro and Scorsese are finally doping another movie together, and it's about a frigging decorator ? "

 

[Dark Donnie]

It was like " DeNiro and Scorsese are finally doping another movie together, and it's about a frigging decorator ? "

yeah that wouldn't have lived up to there previous projects

The book sounds interesting. The guy sounds like he accumilated quite the body count....the Hoffa connection sounds interesting as well.

 

[dark_b]

the world is again in balance.

 

[Lobo]

When I saw the title i was "" then i read the actual synopsis and went "".

Same thought

 

[Hunter Rider]

yeah that wouldn't have lived up to there previous projects

The book sounds interesting. The guy sounds like he accumilated quite the body count....the Hoffa connection sounds interesting as well.

Indeed.

It does sound like a very interesting story, I wonder if parts of it will be told in flashback with a younger actor involved as well.

Same thought

 

[Gold Samurai]

When I saw the title i was "" then i read the actual synopsis and went "".

yes they're joining forces to paint houses for habitat for humanity

 

[bullets]

If only they could cast al pacino and maybe that will help erase the memory of righteous kill from my mind.

 

[dude stannis]

About goddamn time. Casino will have been 14-15 years ago by the time we see this!

 

[Carmine Falcone]

It does sound like a very interesting story, I wonder if parts of it will be told in flashback with a younger actor involved as well.

Yeah, I was wondering that as well. Maybe Leo? Then he could use both his favorite actors in one film! But then again, they don't look like eachother for one bit.

 

[Cinemaman]

^^^

Never heard that, I always thought they were good friends.

 

[AlteredEgo]

wait, scorsese already finished shutter island?

 

[Dark Donnie]

wait, scorsese already finished shutter island?

yes

 

[Carmine Falcone]

TRAILER! TRAILER! TRAILER!

Sorry.

 

[Cinemaman]

Scorsese finished filming, now he is working on the editing and other post-production stuff. That's not weird, as it always takes him a year to finish the editing, which was stated as the most diffult stage for him.

 

[AlteredEgo]

Scorsese finished filming, now he is working on the editing and other post-production stuff. That's not weird, as it always takes him a year to finish the editing, which was stated as the most diffult stage for him.

that makes sense. just seemed not that long ago that shutter island was announced. i thought it got put on the backburner or something 'cause i hadnt heard about it since.

 

[K.B.]

Aww man I thoguht it was about them just going around painting houses...that'd be some funny s**t.