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**Mjyzpzph** · 08-21-2007, 02:14 PM

An update, one which is hopefully proved false:

Source: IGN - De Niro's Machine Breaking Down?

Martin Scorsese has reportedly dropped out of directing the crime flick Frankie Machine, which would have re-teamed him with Robert De Niro. De Niro is attached to star as the title character, a retired Mafia hitman.

According to Collider.com, "It seems quite likely the production will fall apart without (Scorsese's) involvement." No reason was given for the Oscar-winning filmmaker's apparent departure.

The film is set-up at Paramount. The adaptation of Don Winslow's novel The Winter of Frankie Machine -- scripted by Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Ocean's Thirteen) -- is being produced by De Niro's Tribeca shingle.

Frankie Machine follows a retired mob hitman-turned-bait shack owner who gets pulled back into The Life. Damn.

08-21-2007, 02:14 PM	#13
Mjyzpzph Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 530 Senior Member	An update, one which is hopefully proved false: Source: IGN - De Niro's Machine Breaking Down? Martin Scorsese has reportedly dropped out of directing the crime flick Frankie Machine, which would have re-teamed him with Robert De Niro. De Niro is attached to star as the title character, a retired Mafia hitman. According to Collider.com, "It seems quite likely the production will fall apart without (Scorsese's) involvement." No reason was given for the Oscar-winning filmmaker's apparent departure. The film is set-up at Paramount. The adaptation of Don Winslow's novel The Winter of Frankie Machine -- scripted by Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Ocean's Thirteen) -- is being produced by De Niro's Tribeca shingle. Frankie Machine follows a retired mob hitman-turned-bait shack owner who gets pulled back into The Life. Damn.
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