Robert De Niro goes up against Robert De Niro in biographical gangster drama The Alto Knights. Hereās a trailer.
When discussing mob drama The Alto Knights, formerly known as Wiseguys, it is impossible not to think about Martin Scorseseās seminal gangster film Goodfellas, in which Robert De Niro played the smooth talking Jimmy Conway opposite Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci. The Alto Knights reunites De Niro and screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi for a story that sees De Niro play the dual roles of quarrelling mob bosses.
Itās safe to say weāre rather excited to see this.
The Alto Knights has been a long time coming. The film was stuck in development hell for a number of decades before Warner Bros revived the project in the summer of 2022.
The synopsis reads as follows:
āThe most dangerous enemy is an old friend.ā This mobster thriller movie follows two of New York Cityās most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello (De Niro) and Vito Genovese (De Niro), as they vie for control of the cityās streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.
The cast also includes Debra Messing, Cosmo Jarvis, Kathrine Narducci, Michael Rispoli, Michael Adler, Ed Amatrudo, Joe Bacino, Anthony J Gallo, Wallace Langham, Louis Mustillo, Frank Piccirillo, Matt Servitto and Robert Uricola.
The film also reunites De Niro with Raging Bull producer Irwin Winkler, as well as director Barry Levinson, with whom he previously made HBO TV movie The Wizard Of Lies, in which De Niro played politician Bernie Madoff, 2008 film What Just Happened, satirical drama Wag The Dog and dark drama Sleepers.
The Alto Knights will be released in UK cinemas on the 21st March.
Watch the trailer belowā¦