8 Upcoming Films Based on Shocking True Crimes

This Martin Scorsese film details the scandalous life of Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran, a mob hitman who was known for his supposed involvement in union leader Jimmy Hoffa's death. The Irishman is based on Charles Brandt's true-crime novel I Heard You Paint Houses, the title of which refers to the first words Hoffa ever said to Sheeran. (The line is a reference to the blood splattered on the wall after a murder.) The film has been acquired by Netflix and will star Robert De Niro, who will get a special CGI treatment to de-age in selected scenes where he plays young Sheeran.

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