Maybe among mob enthusiasts.. Because a lot of things that happened to the American mafia as a whole, come back to Scarpa. The more I read, the more I realise what a significant figure he was. For the average person down the street a guy like Roy DeMeo is more well known, which he shouldn't be. Then you have the Luciano's, Capone's, Gotti's. I bet if you asked people to name 10 gangsters most people wouldn't name Scarpa. Most probably never heard of him.

I read about the movie, and am annoyed they picked Stallone of all people to play him.. Why? The guy to me is a one dimensional actor, and he is not even good at that dimension. How can he play a character like Scarpa that has so many layers to his character? That is terrible casting.

Honestly, even though he is not Italian, I think Josh Brolin would play the character perfectly. But I'm pretty sure they would want a full blooded Italian, and im struggling to think of anyone who is italian, young and talented enough to play him that I could take serious. I say young enough, because I think/hope they would cover atleast to right before he being an informant, through the rest of his life.