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Louder Than Bombs

By Cindy Davis | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (7)

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Based on the true story of gangster and self-proclaimed Celtic warrior Danny Greene, Kill the Irishman is the latest stylized mafia film headed to the big screen. Greene grew up basically an orphan and the plucky lad rose above his beginnings to complete a few years in the Marines and earn an honorable discharge, secure work as a longshoreman (even serving as union president) and get himself involved in the Cleveland mafia. First working as an enforcer, Greene imagined for himself and eventually achieved, a greater, more independent role. He sidestepped rules, breached contracts and inserted himself into rackets and operations run by the big organized crime families. While he managed to create his own mob offshoot, he also made quite a lot of enemies and so many failed assassination attempts were made against Greene that he became known as “the man the mob couldn’t kill”. He not only survived a heck of a lot of the plots, he also offed many of the would be hit men instead.

Sounds like a movie, and so it is. Jonathan Hensleigh (The Punisher) has amassed a bevy of beefy boys to star in Kill the Irishman: Vinnie Jones, Vincent D’Onofrio, Paul Sorvino, Val Kilmer, Robert Davi, Steve Schirripa, Mike Starr and Ray Stevenson. But best of all, Hensleigh has brought in more cowbell Christopher Walken. Check it.


Kill the Irishman has the potential to be great, with an all-star cast, some kick-ass action and Walken, still bringing his own delightful crazy. Hensleigh wrote the script which is based on To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia by Rick Porrello and this 70s show will be released March 11, 2011.









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Comments

Man, one of my favorite parts of Rome was when Pullo was taking over the Aventine, too...

Posted by: HappyGobo at December 12, 2010 7:52 PM

You know...it's Sunday and I've had a few glasses of the Holy Zin, but anything...any. thing. with the Kilmer and Vince D'onofrio is going to be on my have-to-see-in-the-theater-with-a-few-bong-loads list (it's short...admittedly). Did I read this right? I wonder.

Either way...I'm there. But my hot latino husband is driving. Because...damn.

Posted by: klingonfree at December 12, 2010 8:12 PM

Walken bringing The Crazy.

Wooooo.......

Posted by: The Wanderer at December 12, 2010 9:09 PM

I'm on board but barely, the P.O.D. or whatever the rock-rap band was, nearly killed it. I hope the song is not in the actual movie.

Posted by: e at December 12, 2010 11:19 PM

Nice to see Pullo getting more work.
If Failtube would work properly I could watch the whole trailer rather than seeing the first 10 seconds 20 times before giving up.

Posted by: Protoguy at December 12, 2010 11:48 PM

This is rather interesting. Hensleigh directed the Punisher but dropped out of making the follow up Punisher:War Zone. Ray Stevenson was then cast as the lead in the sequel which bombed at the box office. Now we have Hensleigh directing that same actor as the lead in his new project. I wonder if he had any say in the original casting for Punisher: War Zone.

Posted by: Muteki at December 13, 2010 5:48 AM

Is it sad that name that caught my eye in the credits was Tara Reid as Executive Producer? Maybe all her self destructive behavior has a purpose.

Posted by: sudz at December 13, 2010 11:14 AM