Righteous Kill

[Genesis]

De Niro and Pacino pair up again

BBC

Movie legends Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are to share the big screen for only the second time in their careers, according to film trade paper Variety.

The stars have signed up to play police investigators hunting a serial killer in thriller Righteous Kill.

Producer Randall Emmett said the movie was set in motion by the two actors. "They're friends, and this really all got started from that," he said.

Unlike their last film, 1995's Heat, the duo will act together throughout.

In Heat, they only had two scenes in common - while in 1974's The Godfather Part II, their characters never met on screen.

"This is an event in world history," said co-producer Avi Lerner in Cannes.

"They were in two scenes in Heat. In this movie, they are in the whole thing together."

Righteous Kill, which has a reported budget of $60m, is being written by Russell Gewirtz - who scripted last year's hit heist movie Inside Man.

Casting is under way for other roles in the project.

Edit: Title Change

[SLCPUNK]

Oh hell yea.

[Lisa]

Oh hell yea.

my words exactly!

[Hammy]

Hoo-rah!

Maybe they can be great again, Heat was a classic.

It'll be good to see De Niro doing something serious again and hopefully with a good script to.? His comedy offerings i haven't really enjoyed and more "Serious" stuff like Godsend have been, well, crap.

For me his last great period was the mid-late 90s with offerings like Ronin, Jackie Brown, Wag the Dog, Cop Land, The Fan, Heat & Casino.? Saying that it's been a while since i've seen a good Pacino one...

[GeorgeSteele]

The last half of this article has a pretty funny take on who was the better actor: 

http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/020926

[Drew]

I loved them in Heat!

[crow316]

Heat was awesome, but they were never shown on screen together in that one either.

[Back Off Bitch]

Heat was awesome, but they were never shown on screen together in that one either.

Yeah, they had coffee together, remember? And when Pacino shoots him at the end...

[GnFnR87]

great news. I adore Heat. fucking amazing.

[crow316]

I know that there characters were in the same scene together, but watch the movie again.  They are never shown on screen together. 

[Izzy]

cant wait for this - finally we get the dream pairing, lets hope they get a writer and director that doesnt blow it

[Drew]

I know that there characters were in the same scene together, but watch the movie again.  They are never shown on screen together. 

Hmm...you got me thinking now. I'll have to check this out. 

[Graciela]

This thread made want to watch Heat again. I do think that they are in the same scene, not only at the dinner but even before that, when Vince stops Neil in the car.

This is from imbd:


Were Pacino and Deniro in the same scene?

Yes. Many viewers claim that Robert De Niro and Al Pacino never (or hardly ever) actually share screen time during the film, despite the hype surrounding the films release as showcasing their first screen appearance. In most Pan and Scan versions of the film, and TV broadcasts, it does appear that during the "diner scene" the two never actually share the screen, but viewing the film in correct letterbox format, as the director intended, clearly shows the two actors sitting at the table, though only in wide shots.

These two photos prove that Pacino and De Niro were in the same scene.

http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0113277/Ss/0113277/1-1.jpg.html?path=gallery&path_key=0113277

http://ffmedia.ign.com/filmforce/image/heat-mann-pacino-deniro.jpg

[Drew]

Thanks for the info Graciela. 

[crow316]

that still photo is a production photo, not a screen capture from the actual movie in widescreen. The other photo is also a production photo. Im not saying they werent on set together filming, just the way that it was edited makes it look like they were never there at the same time.  Even Cinemax pointed this out when they first aired Heat.  They challenged anyone to show a frame of the movie where both actors can clearly be seen.  You cant. 

[crow316]

Also, dont rely too much on IMDB. Its like relying on Wiki for GnR info....

[NicoRourke]

Thank God De Niro is doing something serious again ! He was sooo wasting his talent lately.

What a pair ... De Niro and Pacino, really together on screen :

[CheapJon]

What a pair ... De Niro and Pacino, really together on screen :

yeah, like jenna jameson and briana banks 

[Graciela]

Also, dont rely too much on IMDB. Its like relying on Wiki for GnR info....

Yeah, I know that, I was just trying to back up my opinion with... well... another opinion...

Oh, I don't know, I guess the debate will never end

[polluxlm]

Can anybody feel my hard on.


Any word on direction and production team?