From Warner Bros. Pictures, "The Alto Knights" stars Academy Award winner Robert De Niro in a dual role, directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Levinson.

The film follows two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello (De Niro) and Vito Genovese (De Niro), as they vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aayuOp0AnE&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE

Deniro plays both Genovese and Costello!

Looks good!

Mafia bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello go to war, Robert De Niro plays both https://gangstersinc.org/2025/01/14...llo-go-to-war-robert-de-niro-plays-both/

Looks decent enough to check out. No idea why De Niro is playing both characters though?

I will definitely be in my seat on opening day. This looks pretty good.
IMHO, DeNiro's dual portrayal is a big risk.
Either it will be ranked as one of his best performances ever,or the critics will savage it as gimmicky,overreaching,and the one he should have passed on.
Tom Hardy pulled it off in "Legend",but I think that because of DeNiro's status as an icon, he will face much more intense scrutiny,
Bobby better totally nail this one.

I like this more than I anticipated when I first saw the idea of him being both VG and FC.

Will definitely check this out as soon as it comes out. I hope it won't be disappointing in the end!

The name for the movie -- "Alto Knights" -- actually comes from a real life Luciano/Genovese Family social club that operated as the clan's acknowledged headquarters since at least the 1920s. It was located on Mulberry Street in the heart of Manhattan's Little Italy neighborhood.

Double pay cheque. He is too old anyway both Costello and Genovese were much younger in the late 50s. Bobby is 81 to play two bosses in their prime is not realistic IMO.

Agreed. Even CGI can only go so far.

I do expect he will give a good performance of both charactes who are pretty different but you can't stop age.
But I also see very few heirs to the likes of De Niro, Pacino, Keitel and Pesci that great generation is fading away.

I have a shiny new dime that says DeNiro gets an Oscar Nomination,partially because he does a good job,but also,partially,because he's Robert DeNiro.
Not sure how fair that is.

In my twisted sense of humor,I think it would be hilarious if he got nominated for Best Actor,and Best Supporting Actor.
What a groundbreaking Oscar moment!

I wouldn't put it past the PR whores in Tinseltown.

It's got nothing to do with a double paycheck lol

And De Niro doesn't look that old. He may be 81, but he can certainly pull off playing these guys who both looked old in their fifties. I actually think Costello was close to 70 when he got shot. Trailer looks good

The Academy is a strange bunch, but let's watch the movie first

He could play Costello, but Vito Genovese was late 50s at the time.
I had the same feeling with the Irishman Sheeran was still a middle-aged guy when all the shit with hoffa happened.
De Niro in his prime is not the same guy let's face it he's old.

I'll watch of course but not getting my hopes up

Same here.

But Vito looked like an old man in 1959. Let’s also not forget that The Irishman had scenes with De Niro where Sheeran was supposed to be in his twenties!! Remember those 1940s scenes? We all know how goofy that looked. At least there’s no de-aging tech used in Alto Knights. That being said, I completely agree that the De Niro of today is not the De Niro of 1980. I was one of the first to raise those concerns when they went ahead with The Irishman, but my main gripe was always with the de-aging tech.

Vito at 60. He looks 80 lol

That's what I mean G, De Niro in Goodfellas and Casino was in his prime he kicked everybodies ass lol..
Analyze this also and Bronx Tale as a civilian.