Robert De Niro, Barry Levinson Team For Mob Drama Wise Guys

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Robert De Niro, Barry Levinson Team For Mob Drama Wise Guys

Robert De Niro is set to star in the upcoming Warner Bros. mob drama Wise Guys, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The film will be directed by Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Wag the Dog), and will reunite the director and legendary actor following their 2008 HBO television movie The Wizard of Lies, which saw De Niro star in the film as Bernie Madoff. In a twist on things, however, De Niro will be featured twice in the movie, and will play two of the main characters.

According to the report, Wise Guys will be a period piece that tells the story of Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, two Italian-Americans who are running competing crime families throughout the mid-20th century. In 1957, Genovese attempted to assassinate Costello but failed, although he did cause Costello to retire at the time.

Reports mention that De Niro is set to portray both Genovese and Costello, although it’s unclear just how this will be accomplished or who else is set to appear in the film.

Wise Guys also marks the first official, original feature following the merger of Warner Bros. and Discovery. It’s unclear when the film will come out, but this does add another project to De Niro’s already busy schedule. The actor will star in David O. Russell’s mystery comedy film Amsterdam later this year, as well as Randall Emmett’s Wash Me in the River. In 2023, the actor will team up with director Martin Scorsese once again for Killers of the Flower Moon.