James Gandolfini should play Frank Calabrese .....

If they ever make a movie that is about the family secrets case, they should definately have James Gandolfini play Frank Calabrese Sr.

Your thoughts?

No more gangster roles for Gandolfini.

Why? He plays the perfect mobster.

Time to move on.

There has never been a big time Gangster movie with Gandolfini starring in it. There are so many possibilities if Gandolfini was available to play a mobster in a big budget film.

I'm talking a lead role, not some little supporting part.

i could see him fitting that role. i hope they'll make a family secrets movie

They are, its in preproduction

He doesn't play these roles anymore, get over it

When is it supposed to come out?

2014

Any info online as of now?

Yeah. James Gandolfini ain't in it.

Ok and who is in it?

looked it up. cant find anything

http://www.fivefamiliesnyc.com/2012/09/operation-family-secrets-movie-is-in.html

There is only one man that would portray Frank Calabrese and do his character Justice. I hope James Gandolfini takes this roll. This would be one of the best movies in a long time if he starred in it. IF you look at the way he played Tony Soprano, its like a carbon copy of Frank Calabrese. They even look alike! Same build, same balding hair. Same personality. James Gandolfini could pull it off perfectly.

Have you been listening he's not playing mobsters again get over it.

Do you talk to him directly on a day to day basis? What I am saying is the guy would fit the role perfectly. Who the fuck else looks as close to this in Hollywood?



This is what Frank would look like in a movie.......



Yes or no? If you say no, you are blind. It is too perfect!

He does i'm not denying that but to me at least he shouldn't be playing mobsters anymore seeing him play one for six seasons is too much for me . No i don't talk to him on a day to day basis but he's said himself he wont be playing mobsters anymore .

There is not another big time actor in Hollywood that looks like Frank Calabrese the way that James Gandolfini does. No one is gonna do the character justice as much as James would. As we both know Hollywood loves to glamourize mobsters. James would do that perfectly for Frank Calabrese Sr.

Have you been listening he's not playing mobsters again get over it. [/quote]

Do you talk to him directly on a day to day basis? What I am saying is the guy would fit the role perfectly. Who the fuck else looks as close to this in Hollywood?



This is what Frank would look like in a movie.......



Yes or no? If you say no, you are blind. It is too perfect!
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He does i'm not denying that but to me at least he shouldn't be playing mobsters anymore seeing him play one for six seasons is too much for me . No i don't talk to him on a day to day basis but he's said himself he wont be playing mobsters anymore . [/quote]

There is not another big time actor in Hollywood that looks like Frank Calabrese the way that James Gandolfini does. No one is gonna do the character justice as much as James would. As we both know Hollywood loves to glamourize mobsters. James would do that perfectly for Frank Calabrese Sr. [/quote]

That's hollywood for you. Pesci looked nothing like DeSimone and that was a great portrayal . Ray Lliotta is gonna play DeMeo and he looks nothing like him.

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That's hollywood for you. Pesci looked nothing like DeSimone and that was a great portrayal . Ray Lliotta is gonna play DeMeo and he looks nothing like him. [/quote]

I disagree. I think Pesci resembled DeSimone in many ways.

In Casino we both know he played Tony Spilotro perfectly.

That's hollywood for you. Pesci looked nothing like DeSimone and that was a great portrayal . Ray Lliotta is gonna play DeMeo and he looks nothing like him. [/quote]

I disagree. I think Pesci resembled DeSimone in many ways.

In Casino we both know he played Tony Spilotro perfectly. [/quote]

In what way did Pesci resemble DeSimeone? Have you ever seen the real Tommy?

Yes I have. Take away the mustache and it could be Pesci. DeSimone even had a high voice in real life.

I don't see a resemblance i'd say DeNiro looks more like him as well as the fact that Pesci was a small chubby guy and DeSimone was a tall skinny guy with a moustache .

lool look at the lips in the picture. They have the same mouth. Look at the nose. They have the same nose. Facial features they have simliarities I think. Its all in the eye of the beholder as we both know.

Fair enough we both have our own opinions but i think you're stretching it to see what you want to see because you enjoyed Pesci in this role.

hopefully pesci de niro and/or liotta are in it

I doubt any of them will be in it. Tbh i've not got high expectations for it.

I'm sure Liotta will be in the Family secrets movie as someone. I agree with the other guys also.

they shoulda got scorsese to direct it

Lol are you just looking for a carbon copy of Goodfellas?

He made a ton of cash off The Sopranos and far as his image is concerned yeah I could see if leaving it at that given all the hype

They got a solid director and one of the best screenwriters for this movie.

Also I was thinking about something. If Gandolfini doesn't do it, I wouldn't mind seeing the guy that played Richie Aprile in The Sopranos take the role as Frank Calabrese Sr.

Haha I just want another mob movie as good as goodfellas

Actually, I think this guy would play a better Frank Calabrese.

Domenick Lombardozzi, of Wire fame.

Like Casino????

I've not seen any of the movies he's written the screenplay for so which ones make him one of the best? I've only seen one film which the director made Pleasantville but i watched it when i was very young and can barely rsmember it.

I agree with you about Richie great character and actor playing him he should've lasted more than a season .

I don't blame you it doesn't look like we're going to get a mafia movie of this quality anytime soon in all honesty i don't think there's been any type of film as good since.

Even more than Casino he wanted Ray Liotta in it too

Did you guys like the Departed? do you compare it to goodfellas?

I thought the Departed was okay. However, when it received such (in my opinion) undeserved praise, I actually found myself hating it.

A good and ACCURATE Boston crime movie is 'Monument Ave.' or as its also known, 'Snitch'.

That's exactly how i felt about it it's a good movie but it's definitely not the Scorcese film that deserved the Oscar it's probably my 5th or 6th favourite film of his.

When youre getting down to the 5th or 6th ranking I don't think it can be considered a 'favourite' It had some of the most frustrating and distracting editing, and it didn't have a vibe or atmosphere. It was so bland. Every time people talk about it I always feel the need to trash it so I'll stop now.

Yes you have seen the movies that the screenwriter for the Chicago outfit Family Secrets movie has been involved in.....

Pileggi began his career as a journalist and had a profound interest in the Mafia. He is best known for writing Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family (1986), which he adapted into the movie Goodfellas (1990), and for writing Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas and the subsequent screenplay for Casino (1995). The movie versions of both were co-written and directed by Martin Scorsese. Pileggi also wrote the screenplay for the fictional City Hall (1996), starring Al Pacino. He served as an Executive Producer of American Gangster (2007), a biographical crime film based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe and directed by Ridley Scott. He is also the author of Blye, Private Eye (1987).

Pileggi cowrote the pilot of the CBS television series Vegas which first aired in September, 2012.

Pillegis the executive producer not the writer.

This is the writer Stephen Schiff.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0771496/

That doesn't make any sense. Pillegi has always been a screenplay writer or co-writer. I am not doubting you , just giving my opinion that it is odd to see him produce a movie. I can tell you one thing though, he will have a strong influence on how the screenplay is written.

You can't though maybe he will contribute to the script but the fact is Scorcese has already adapted his 2 famous books he's an exec producer on this project i've already shown who the writer is NP will have no impact imo.