Robert De Niro to star in mob drama ‘Wise Guys’
The Hindu
The film has a script written by ‘Goodfellas’ scribe Nicholas Pileggi
Hollywood veteran Robert De Niro is set to play the lead in filmmaker Barry Levinson's mob drama Wise Guys set at Warner Bros.
Wise Guys is a period piece centred on Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, a pair of Italian Americans running two separate crime families during the mid-20th century.
According to Deadliine, De Niro will be taking on both key roles in the film scheduled to be released theatrically.
Goodfellas scribe Nicholas Pileggi has penned the script.
Wise Guys marks De Niro and Levinson's fifth collaboration following The Wizard of Lies, What Just Happened, Wag the Dog and Sleepers.
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