Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures is reportedly closing on a deal that could finally see Martin Scorsese’s long-gestating project The Irishman go before the cameras.
A deal is close for the film with Paramount, who are in control of the project, set to finalise details to sell the international rights to Fabrica de Cine before the Cannes Film Festival starts next week. The deal is 50/50 according the site, with a projected budget for the film of around $100 million the possible sticking point.
The Irishman has been mooted for a few years now as a reunion project for Scorsese and actors Robert de Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci. The project is based on author Charles Brandt’s book I Heard You Paint Houses, which tells “the deathbed story from mob hitman Frank ‘The Irishman’ Sheeran about the disappearance and death of Jimmy Hoffa” and has been scripted by Steve Zailian (Gangs of New York, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).
Scorsese’s latest film Silence, starring Liam Neeson (Taken 3), Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Andrew Garfield (99 Homes), is set for release later this year.
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