Netflix "The Irishman" - Scorsese, De Niro, Pacino, Pesci and Keitel

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Netflix Pays $105M to Reunite Scorsese, De Niro, Pesci & Pacino
With its dominance in television already secured, the Netflix streaming service has been branching out to narrative features in recent years, with films such as Beasts of No Nation and the upcoming Bright, which released its first trailer during the Oscars this weekend. The streaming service has now made another bold move to acquire a highly-anticipated film, director Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, which reunites silver screen legends Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Netflix reportedly shelled out $105 million for the global rights to this film, which is eyeing a 2019 release on Netflix that would come day-and-date with an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run.

The story is based on the life of mafia hitman Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran (Robert De Niro), who is best known for his possible involvement in the murder of Jimmy Hoffa, who will be played in the movie by Al Pacino. This report also reveals that Robert De Niro will be "de-aged" to appear like he's 30 years old again by Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), using the technology from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Steven Zaillian (Gold) wrote the adapted screenplay for The Irishman, based on the book "I Heard You Paint Houses" by Charles Brandt. This package with Netflix came together as Paramount chairman Brad Grey is planning his exit. Here's what an unnamed source had to say about moving The Irishman to Netflix.

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