The Irishman: Behind the Scenes

The Irishman: Behind the Scenes

The Irishman (also titled onscreen as I Heard You Paint Houses) is a 2019 American epic crime film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the 2004 book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. It stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, with Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jesse Plemons, and Harvey Keitel in supporting roles. The film follows Frank Sheeran (De Niro), a truck driver who becomes a hitman involved with mobster Russell Bufalino (Pesci) and his crime family, including his time working for the powerful Teamster Jimmy Hoffa (Pacino).

How The Irishman’s Groundbreaking VFX Took Anti-Aging To the Next Level | Netflix

Director Martin Scorsese and the visual effects team behind The Irishman discuss how the film made Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci look decades younger.

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Martin Scorsese’s long-awaited mob movie “The Irishman” is a decades-long epic that uses de-aging visual effects on the film’s stars — Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino. The latest Mach at the Movies looks at how far this technology has come to give us younger versions of these highly familiar faces.

Director: Martin Scorsese
Release Date: 27 November 2019 (Netflix)

The VFX are made by:
Industrial Light & Magic (Associate VFX Supervisors: Leandro Estebecorena & Ivan Busquets)
SSVFX (VFX Supervisor: Ed Bruce)
Vitality Visual Effects (VFX Supervisor: Jiwoong Kim)

Related Links
The Irishman IMDB | The Irishman Netflix