Netflix Buys New Gangster Movie From Acclaimed Director Martin Scorsese

Here's some big news for Netflix. The streaming service has acquired Martin Scorsese's next movie, a gangster film starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci called The Irishman. This is according to a report from IndieWire.

The Irishman is due out in 2019. According to GameSpot sister site CNET, the movie is based on the Charles Brandt crime novel "I Heard You Paint Houses." It follows hitman Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran.

"As well as a colorful background in whacking, offing, and being a general good fella, Sheeran claims to have been involved in the mysterious disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa," CNET reported.

The Irishman is rumored to use CGI to make some of its stars look younger.

According to IndieWire, The Irishman is a $100 million film. It was going to be financed by Paramount, but that did not materialize, apparently.

The Irishman will be the ninth movie from Scorsese to feature De Niro, following Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, New York, New York, Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, and Casino.