Martin Scorsese's latest project looks like a sure-to-be hit. Netflix acquired the $100-million gangster movie earlier this year, and IndieWire reports that sources say it will begin production in August.

Scorsese and Robert De Niro have a long history with eight previous collaborations under their belts, so it's no surprise that De Niro will be playing Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran. No, nothing to do with Ed Sheeran (phew)—Frank Sheeran was a mob hitman who was allegedly involved in union leader and author Jimmy Hoffa's death.

At points, the film will show De Niro digitally altered to look 30 years younger, as the film was adapted from I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt, which is about Sheeran's hitman life. Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Bobby Cannavale, and Harvey Keitel will be starring alongside De Niro, reports IndieWire.

(H/T IndieWire)

From: Esquire US