Over this illustrious career, Robert De Niro has done it all in the true-crime genre. From playing a gangster in Martin Scorsese’s seminal classic Goodfellas to starring in the 10-time Oscar-nominated film The Irishman, De Niro is no stranger to committing crime on-screen in the mid-1900s. And he’s not stopping anytime soon. Barry Levinson, the Academy Award-winning director of Rain Man, is tackling The Alto Knights, an upcoming thriller that stars De Niro as two different real-life crime bosses. Yes, it’s a De Niro vs. De Niro affair.
Directed by Barry Levinson, ‘The Alto Knights’ features Robert De Niro playing two real-life mob bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese. Read More