Stories Related to 'the Irishman' Confirmed: Scorsese Directing De Niro, Pacino, Pesci And Keitel In 2011

Peter Martin, Cinematical
Thu, 12/16/2010 - 10:33am

Filed under: Movie News, CinematicalIt could be a dream come true. Robert De Niro confirmed to MTV that Al Pacino and Joe Pesci will indeed be joining the cast of 'The Irishman,' a drama based on the real-life story of a Mafia hit man, to be directed by Martin Scorsese.

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Topics: al pacino harvey keitel joe pesci mafia martin scorsese robert de niro the irishman

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