The Irishman, Martin Scorsese's new film, is finally released. This one after a rather chaotic development has just started its shooting, more precisely in New York.
As a reminder, The Irishman is a film eagerly awaited by viewers around the world. First of all because of its casting. A cast that will bring together three of the most famous Italian-American actors of their generation: Robert de Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci. De Niro and Pesci thus reunite their duo that we could see at work on the two classics of Scorsesian gangster cinema: Les Affranchis and Casino. In addition, the collaboration between De Niro and Scorsese resulted in some of their best films in their filmographies, including Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. For the occasion, the film will use digital special effects to rejuvenate the actors, so that they can play the role of their young characters.
The Irishman is the promise of Scorsese's return to a gangster movie close to the tone of the Freedmen. It is also Scorsese's first Netflix production. With this film, Netflix is aiming for nothing less than the Oscars, planning a limited release in a few theaters at the end of 2018. Before a broadcast on Netflix in the rest of the world, in 2019. However, distributor STX owns the rights to broadcast the film internationally, which purchased them for $50 million. Case to follow, therefore, since STX has already considered resorting to justice.
With this project, The Irishman promises to be one of the most anticipated films of 2018. A film that would come full circle for Scorsese, who would surely have finished with the gangster movie, the most personal genre for him.
