Legendary director Martin Scorsese is teaming up with Netflix to bring us what fans around the world have long been waiting for: Scorsese's next, highly anticipated crime drama,The Irishman. Netflix just released the first trailer.
The Irishman is set to be the kind of mobster film Scorsese is so famous for—in the spirit of classics likeGoodfellas orCasino.Starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, The Irishman tells the story of Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran (Robert De Niro), a hitman for the Bufalino crime family said to be involved in the mysterious disappearance of labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino).It is based on the bookI Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.