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23. "One of the fucking greats"
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Wed Nov-27-19 07:58 PM by Mgmt

  

          

Good “Coda” as someone on here said. No hamming it up whatsoever.

I do think Sopranos ending trajectory informed this one.

Not one note “Gimme Shelter” was played, Praise Be.

The de-aging was pretty damn seamless.

>Coming to.... Netflix? Goddamn they just throwing money
>around big dick swingin'
>
>http://deadline.com/2017/02/martin-scorsese-the-irishman-acquired-netflix-robert-de-niro-1201931848/
>
>Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman,’ Starring Robert De
>Niro Heading To Netflix?
>by Liz Calvario
>and Anita Busch
>February 21, 2017 7:31pm
>
> 1
>
>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Chelsea
>Lauren/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (8137205em) Robert De Niro and
>Martin Scorsese Producers Guild Awards, Inside, Los Angeles,
>USA - 28 Jan 2017
>
> Film
> Acquisitions
> Breaking News
> Distribution
> News
> Martin Scorsese
> Netflix
>
>Rex/Shutterstock
>
>Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro, may
>be heading to Netflix which apparently offered $105M for a
>full buyout of the film this afternoon after its Mexican
>financier, Gaston Pavlovich of Fabrica de Cine fell out, one
>source involved with the project told Deadline. Meanwhile, it
>is known that STX had already signed agreements with all
>output partners to the tune of $50M with about $40M more
>accumulated in tax credits and incentives. The negotiations
>were continuing late into the day on Tuesday and it was still
>at Paramount Pictures at 5 PM which had agreed to a deal for
>$15M for domestic rights.
>
>Related
>'Chelsea' Switches To Weekly Format In Season 2, Sets Premiere
>Date On Netflix
>
>It is known that the STX deal was tied to Fabrica de Cine. In
>order to move the project to Netflix, many deals would have to
>be unraveled legally which has not yet taken place, but
>domestic could move over to Netflix much easier. It’s
>understood that Netflix is interested in worldwide rights so
>that would essentially push STX out. The film, no matter who
>ends up with it (as it seems slowly to be moving over to
>Netflix), is a sure Oscar possibility.
>
>The Irishman, based on the Charles Brandt’s true-crime book
>I Heard You Paint Houses, tells the deathbed story of mob
>hitman Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran, who had insider
>knowledge about the disappearance and death of Jimmy Hoffa.
>
>With the deal, which IndieWire first reported, it was known
>that Scorsese was looking at a budget of about $150M because
>of the visual effects to make the actors appear younger. They
>had been talking to Netflix over the past couple of weeks.
>Scorsese’s budget was said to be too rich for Mexican
>financier-producer Gaston Pavlovich of Fábrica de Cine. It
>was Fábrica de Cine that also financed Scorsese’s Silence
>to the tune of $50M.
>
>The Mexican financier was in the center of what became a
>bidding war at Cannes for the rights to the high-profile
>project with STX winning the foreign rights for a $50M price
>tag. The domestic distributor was to be Paramount, which has
>just undergone a management change at the top level with the
>exit of Brad Grey. It is not known how much Netflix stepped up
>to the plate for to win the rights of The Irishman but it was
>known that the budget had ballooned from $100M to $150M. The
>long-gestating film seems custom made for Oscar as a reunion
>of all the great old actors from the filmmakers’ mob films,
>reuniting Scorsese with his Goodfellas stars De Niro and Joe
>Pesci, as well as mark his first time working with Al Pacino.
>
>It was one of the biggest sales for foreign rights at Cannes
>as the final bids came down to Universal, Fox and STX going
>toe-to-toe with Lionsgate along with Stuart Ford’s IM Global
>and Alex Walton’s Bloom also in the mix.
>
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THE IRISHMAN (Scorsese, 201?) [View all] , CaptNish, Tue Feb-21-17 11:13 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
I hope this doesn't bump "Devil in the White City"
Feb 21st 2017
1
I've been waiting for this project for so long.
Feb 22nd 2017
2
There's only one shot of him remotely younger than early 40s.
Nov 02nd 2019
16
the book was great
Feb 22nd 2017
3
How could this not get Hollywood financing?
Feb 23rd 2017
4
No ability to create a "shared universe" out of it
Feb 23rd 2017
5
No Scorsese film has made 150 million domestically.
Feb 23rd 2017
6
      RE: No Scorsese film has made 150 million domestically.
Nov 01st 2019
14
This trailer is dope as fuck.
Aug 03rd 2019
7
that final shot almost killed it for me
Aug 03rd 2019
8
      It’s one shot.
Aug 04th 2019
9
Shit's excellent
Sep 28th 2019
10
How's Ray Romano?
Sep 29th 2019
11
He's good. Whole cast is.
Sep 29th 2019
12
what could be cut though?
Nov 04th 2019
19
Terrific. DEVASTATING ending. Give Pesci the Oscar.
Nov 01st 2019
13
can't wait to see this
Nov 02nd 2019
15
My mother wants to watch this - but for her it's simply too long
Nov 03rd 2019
17
bookmark
Nov 03rd 2019
18
Yes I know it’s about aging & time but that shit felt every minute of ...
Nov 09th 2019
20
Deaging is only ruined when the actors are supposed to be younger
Nov 30th 2019
Deaging is only ruined when the actors are supposed to be younger
Nov 30th 2019
28
Really good, see it on a big screen if possible
Nov 17th 2019
21
I never once noticed any issues with any de-aging in Antman
Nov 20th 2019
22
      spoiler alert
Nov 29th 2019
27
           And then when Bugs brings it up once Jimmy's in the car (re: the Fish)
Dec 06th 2019
62
This was incredible
Nov 28th 2019
24
another one (c) DJ KHALED
Nov 28th 2019
25
Glad i got to see it in theaters first
Nov 29th 2019
26
Was there any overtly racist scene with the N word?
Nov 30th 2019
29
This is exactly what Desus was talking about
Nov 30th 2019
30
no
Dec 03rd 2019
32
      Jimmy Hoffa wasn't Italian
Dec 03rd 2019
37
      I guess Pacino was acting so he was embodying the character
Dec 03rd 2019
38
      He's an actor. That's exactly what he was doing
Dec 03rd 2019
40
      I know, I just thought it was a bit awkward
Dec 09th 2019
80
      Okay now I’m in
Dec 08th 2019
74
           In the end really, his MCU comments shouldn't be a surprise
Dec 09th 2019
79
this is really good
Dec 02nd 2019
31
ok, I'll be that guy
Dec 03rd 2019
33
Agreed
Dec 03rd 2019
39
I thought it was a stark contrast to Goodfellas/Casino
Dec 03rd 2019
44
you're right
Dec 03rd 2019
45
yes
Dec 03rd 2019
46
agreed. though they all end simiarly
Dec 03rd 2019
47
Dinero looked all of 76 beating store owners
Dec 03rd 2019
48
Bruh, no amount of de-aging...
Dec 05th 2019
51
Okay, that's a good reading
Dec 04th 2019
49
RE: ok, I'll be that guy
Dec 07th 2019
72
      *snore*
Dec 09th 2019
77
question
Dec 03rd 2019
34
he wasn't a creep
Dec 03rd 2019
35
      yeah, i think they just wanted to show that the little girl
Dec 03rd 2019
36
           yeah that was confusing to me
Dec 03rd 2019
41
           yeah, he wasn't creep but he was creepy
Dec 03rd 2019
42
this was really good....
Dec 03rd 2019
43
im honestly surprised pacino isnt getting more love.
Dec 04th 2019
50
That meeting scene with Hoffa and Tony Pro? Amazing...
Dec 05th 2019
52
It's so goddamn good.
Dec 05th 2019
55
Yep. I love Stephen Graham's interview talking about
Dec 05th 2019
57
      That interview is great!
Dec 05th 2019
58
      Oh shit, and I forgot Jack Houston!
Dec 06th 2019
63
      Saw this yesterday and I echo CaptNish's sentiments
Dec 05th 2019
59
Stephen Graham's accent game is on point
Dec 05th 2019
56
I still give edge to Pesci
Dec 05th 2019
53
Pesci in prison I did not like
Dec 06th 2019
60
yeah
Dec 05th 2019
54
correct.
Dec 07th 2019
73
CTRL-F *Action Bronson*
Dec 06th 2019
61
Great scene...Frank picking out his own casket at the end while
Dec 06th 2019
64
      It's an amazing bookend
Dec 06th 2019
65
So many instant classic scenes...
Dec 06th 2019
66
This
Dec 06th 2019
67
      It's also another bookend scene - Russ saved Frank here, and also
Dec 06th 2019
68
           I read that final bit a little differently, but still the same outcome
Dec 06th 2019
69
                I totally agree...the layers and levels of loyalty were
Dec 06th 2019
70
Should get some noms for this
Dec 06th 2019
71
RE: Should get some noms for this
Dec 08th 2019
75
      Not really. Don’t care all that much.
Dec 08th 2019
76
      I agree, the women are near invisible in this
Dec 09th 2019
78
           Oh shit! I was just messing around!
Dec 09th 2019
81
                real men only watch movies with dudes talking to dudes about dudes
Dec 09th 2019
82
                I couldn’t tell at first... but then I came back around
Dec 09th 2019
83
                haha
Dec 09th 2019
84
                lol well you unintentionally made a good point
Dec 10th 2019
85

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