Based on Charles Brandt's "I Heard You Paint Houses," Martin Scorsese's THE IRISHMAN stars Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa, Robert De Niro as Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran, and Joe Pesci as Russell Bufalino, the mob boss steering Frank. As the story takes place over the course of many decades, Scorsese has made use of digital de-aging in order to peel back the years of his main characters. We haven't seen much of this effect in motion, but I would hope that this would something they'll be tinkering with up until the last minute, which, considering the film is set to debut at the New York Film Festival this Friday, is probably now.
A handful of photos from THE IRISHMAN has been released via the film's official Twitter account which feature Robert De Niro's character through the decades. Check them out and let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Given the amazing group of actors that Martin Scorsese rounded up for THE IRISHMAN, I'm hoping that the de-aging effects aren't overly distracting, but I'm still enormously excited to check out the film for myself; I just wish it were getting a wider theatrical release. As I said, the film will be making its debut at the New York Film Festival this Friday, so we'll probably be hearing much more about the film very soon.
The official synopsis for THE IRISHMAN:
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th century. Spanning decades, the film chronicles one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, the disappearance of legendary union boss Jimmy Hoffa, and offers a monumental journey through the hidden corridors of organized crime: its inner workings, rivalries and connections to mainstream politics.
THE IRISHMAN will debut at the New York Film Festival on September 27th, followed by a limited theatrical release on November 1, 2019 before finally hitting Netflix on November 27, 2019.