Scorsese’s star-studded swan song, “The Irishman,” almost had a totally different plot.
When the acclaimed director and his long-time collaborator Robert De Niro decided to team up again for the first time since 1995’s “Casino,” they knew it had to be a project they would both be passionate about.
Their initial plans got derailed when De Niro fell in love with a new story.
The actor then convinced Scorsese to totally reroute the project, and “The Irishman” was born.The 2019 crime epic stars De Niro as Frank Sheehan, an Irish World War II veteran.
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