The Irishman – a movie about a real-life mobster tale that stars Robet De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci – with Martin Scorsese calling the shots from the director’s chair – sounds almost too good to be true. De Niro was previously talking up the possibility that filming could begin this year, but Scorsese’s commitment to making The Wolf of Wall Street and Silence in the near future means there’s little chance of that.

However, that doesn’t mean the project is in serious danger of turning into another dream teamup that never came to fruition – according to De Niro, he and his fellow legendary Hollywood talents are all firmly committed to making the film.

While promoting this month’s Limitless (which he costars in) at a press ...

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This week:

We check out the weekend box office; Steven Seagal ponders Under Seige 3, Men In Black 3 is a possible threat; Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro Paint Houses; Yogi Bear is coming to a cinema near you; we hear how long Watchmen runs and has Nolan signed for Batman 3?

Box Office

Shame on you America. Beverly Hills Chihuahua should bark up around $30 million over the weekend. I think the less I say about it the better.

Meanwhile, Shia LeBoeuf‘s Eagle Eye should rake in another $17-$18 million on it’s second weekend. The Richard Gere / Diane Lane rom-dram Nights In Rodanthe tumbled 50% from last weekend. The comedy Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist should bank about $15 million, while the Ed Harris directed western Appaloosa should shoot up around $5 million by Monday. You could ...

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