Martin Scorsese’s new film The Irishman has been scheduled for release in cinemas which, according to Robert De Niro, is “the way it should be”.
De Niro confirmed the news at the Marrakech Film Festival where he appeared alongside Scorsese, whose gangster movie is his biggest budget film to date.
“We’ve talked about it with Netflix,” De Niro said. “They are going to do a presentation of our film the way it should be, in a theatre, in certain venues, the best theatrical venues there can be. How they resolve it is, in the beginning, they will show it on the big screen, we’re talking about big venues where it would play, where it should play, and what happens after that I’m not sure.”
Speaking about his collaboration with the streaming service, Scorsese said: “People such as Netflix are taking risks. The Irishman is a risky film. No one else wanted to fund the pic for five to seven years. And of course we’re all getting older. Netflix took the risk.”
Production began on the filmmaker’s long-gestating mob drama in 2016 with lucrative rights picked up at Cannes Film Festival. Netflix later acquired worldwide rights to the film for a reported $105m setting a budget of $125m.
According to reports, costs ended up soaring because of the CGI required to make the 74-year-old De Niro look like a 30-year-old for the scenes set in 1959.
Lorraine Bracco as Dr Jennifer Melfi in The Sopranos
Lorraine Bracco as Karen Hill in Goodfellas
Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti in The Sopranos
Michael Imperioli as Spider in Goodfellas
.jpg)
Tobin Bell as Major Zwingli in The Sopranos
Tobin Bell as a parole officer in Goodfellas
Tony Sirico as Paulie ‘Walnuts’ Gualtieri in The Sopranos
Tony Sirico as Tony Stacks in Goodfellas
Copyright (C) 1990 Warner Bros. Inc. Credit: (C) 1990 Warner Bros. / Courtesy: Pyxurz.
Frank Vincent as Phil Leotardo in The Sopranos
Frank Vincent as Billy Batts in Goodfellas
Copyright (C) 1990 Warner Bros. Inc. Credit: (C) 1990 Warner Bros. / Courtesy: Pyxurz.
Vincent Pastore as Salvatore ‘Big Pussy’ Bonpensiero in The Sopranos
Vincent Pastore as Man with Coatrack in Goodfellas
Suzanne Shepherd as Mary DeAngelis (Carm’s mother) in The Sopranos
Suzanne Shepherd as Karen’s Mother in Goodfellas
Copyright (C) 1990 Warner Bros. Inc. Credit: (C) 1990 Warner Bros. / Courtesy: Pyxurz.
Frank Albanese as Uncle Pat Blundetto in The Sopranos
Frank Albanese as Mob Lawyer in Goodfellas
Tony Darrow as Larry Boy Barese in The Sopranos
Tony Darrow as Sonny Bunz in Goodfellas
Tony Lip as Carmine Lupertazzi Sr. in The Sopranos
Tony Lip as Frankie The Wop in Goodfellas
Frank Pellegrino as Bureau Chief Frank Cubitoso in The Sopranos
Frank Pellegrino as Johnny Dio in Goodfellas
Chuck Low as Shlomo Teittleman in The Sopranos
Chuck Low as Morris Kessler in Goodfellas
Paul Herman as Beansie Gaeta in The Sopranos. Was also Dealer in Goodfellas
Nicole Burdette as Barbara Soprano Giglione in The Sopranos. Was also Carbone’s Girlfriend in Goodfellas.
Marianne Leone as Joanne Moltisanti in The Sopranos. Was also Tuddy’s Wife in Goodfellas.
Daniel P. Conte as Faustino ‘Doc’ Santoro in The Sopranos. Was also Dr. Dan in Goodfellas.
John ‘Cha Cha’ Ciarcia as Albie Cianflone in The Sopranos. Was also Batts’ Crew #1 in Goodfellas.
Angela Pietropinto as Helen Barone in The Sopranos. Was also Cicero’s Wife in Goodfellas.
Susan Varon as Susan in Goodfellas. Was also Joan Gillespie in The Sopranos.
Frank Adonis was Guest #1 in The Sopranos and Anthony Stabile in Goodfellas
Nancy Cassaro was Joanne Moltisanti in The Sopranos and Joe Buddha’s Wife in Goodfellas
Victor Collichio was Joe in The Sopranos and in Henry’s 60’s crew in Goodfellas
Anthoy Alessandro was a waiter in The Sopranos and in Henry’s 60’s crew in Goodfellas
Gaetano LoGiudice was Bada Bing Patron in The Sopranos and in Herny’s 60s Crew in Goodfellas
Vito Antuofermo was Bobby Zanone in The Sopranos and Prizefighter in Goodfellas
Gene Canfield was Police Officer in The Sopranos and Prison Guard in Booth in Goodfellas
Anthony Caso was Martin Scorsese in The Sopranos and Truck Hijacker in Goodfellas
Lorraine Bracco as Dr Jennifer Melfi in The Sopranos
Lorraine Bracco as Karen Hill in Goodfellas
Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti in The Sopranos
Michael Imperioli as Spider in Goodfellas
Tobin Bell as Major Zwingli in The Sopranos
Tobin Bell as a parole officer in Goodfellas
Tony Sirico as Paulie ‘Walnuts’ Gualtieri in The Sopranos
Tony Sirico as Tony Stacks in Goodfellas
Copyright (C) 1990 Warner Bros. Inc. Credit: (C) 1990 Warner Bros. / Courtesy: Pyxurz.
Frank Vincent as Phil Leotardo in The Sopranos
Frank Vincent as Billy Batts in Goodfellas
Copyright (C) 1990 Warner Bros. Inc. Credit: (C) 1990 Warner Bros. / Courtesy: Pyxurz.
Vincent Pastore as Salvatore ‘Big Pussy’ Bonpensiero in The Sopranos
Vincent Pastore as Man with Coatrack in Goodfellas
Suzanne Shepherd as Mary DeAngelis (Carm’s mother) in The Sopranos
Suzanne Shepherd as Karen’s Mother in Goodfellas
Copyright (C) 1990 Warner Bros. Inc. Credit: (C) 1990 Warner Bros. / Courtesy: Pyxurz.
Frank Albanese as Uncle Pat Blundetto in The Sopranos
Frank Albanese as Mob Lawyer in Goodfellas
Tony Darrow as Larry Boy Barese in The Sopranos
Tony Darrow as Sonny Bunz in Goodfellas
Tony Lip as Carmine Lupertazzi Sr. in The Sopranos
Tony Lip as Frankie The Wop in Goodfellas
Frank Pellegrino as Bureau Chief Frank Cubitoso in The Sopranos
Frank Pellegrino as Johnny Dio in Goodfellas
Chuck Low as Shlomo Teittleman in The Sopranos
Chuck Low as Morris Kessler in Goodfellas
Paul Herman as Beansie Gaeta in The Sopranos. Was also Dealer in Goodfellas
Nicole Burdette as Barbara Soprano Giglione in The Sopranos. Was also Carbone’s Girlfriend in Goodfellas.
Marianne Leone as Joanne Moltisanti in The Sopranos. Was also Tuddy’s Wife in Goodfellas.
Daniel P. Conte as Faustino ‘Doc’ Santoro in The Sopranos. Was also Dr. Dan in Goodfellas.
John ‘Cha Cha’ Ciarcia as Albie Cianflone in The Sopranos. Was also Batts’ Crew #1 in Goodfellas.
Angela Pietropinto as Helen Barone in The Sopranos. Was also Cicero’s Wife in Goodfellas.
Susan Varon as Susan in Goodfellas. Was also Joan Gillespie in The Sopranos.
Frank Adonis was Guest #1 in The Sopranos and Anthony Stabile in Goodfellas
Nancy Cassaro was Joanne Moltisanti in The Sopranos and Joe Buddha’s Wife in Goodfellas
Victor Collichio was Joe in The Sopranos and in Henry’s 60’s crew in Goodfellas
Anthoy Alessandro was a waiter in The Sopranos and in Henry’s 60’s crew in Goodfellas
Gaetano LoGiudice was Bada Bing Patron in The Sopranos and in Herny’s 60s Crew in Goodfellas
Vito Antuofermo was Bobby Zanone in The Sopranos and Prizefighter in Goodfellas
Gene Canfield was Police Officer in The Sopranos and Prison Guard in Booth in Goodfellas
Anthony Caso was Martin Scorsese in The Sopranos and Truck Hijacker in Goodfellas
Based on Charles Brandt’s book I Heard You Paint Houses, The Irishman marks the ninth collaboration between De Niro and Scorsese.
The film also stars Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Boardwalk Empire alumni Bobby Cannavale, Jack Huston and Stephen Graham who will play Genovese mob boss Tony “Pro” Provenzano - a top associate of Jimmy Hoffa, the character whose mysterious disappearance provides the film with its plot. Harvey Keitel and Ray Romano also star.
The Irishman‘s release date has been pushed back to the second half of 2019.