“The Irishman” will, it turns out, be ready in time to world premiere as the opening night film of the 57th New York Film Festival.Martin Scorsese’s long-gestating crime drama, which relies on special effects to “de-age” stars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, has long eyed the coveted slot.
After all, Scorsese is perhaps the most quintessentially New York of filmmakers and he’s also personally close to the festival’s director Kent Jones.
But given the complexity of the effects work, as well as Scorsese’s perfectionism in the editing room, there was chatter that “The Irishman” might not be finished in time for a glitzy world premiere at Alice Tully Hall.
Well, put those fears to rest.“The Irishman,” a $200 million crime drama, is one of Netflix’s major Oscar season hopefuls.
It’s the ninth time that De Niro has worked with Scorsese and the
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