Harvey Keitel Set to Play Gangster Meyer Lansky in Biopic
Harvey Keitel (Bugsy, Reservoir Dogs, The Piano) has been cast to play the notorious gangster Meyer Lansky in the upcoming Eytan Rockaway-directed biopic. The film will also star Sam Worthington, Emory Cohen, and Austin Stowell. Alexandra Daddario and Tony Danza are currently in talks to join the cast as well.
The script was written by Rockaway from real-life interviews his father conducted with Lansky himself. Variety reports the following about the film’s story:
“The film centers on an aging Lansky living in anonymity in Miami Beach after being investigated and pursued for decades by the FBI. When he enlists a young journalist named David Stone (Worthington) to tell his story, the Feds use him as a pawn to track down the hundreds of millions of dollars that the mobster has been suspected of stashing. Stone finds himself caught in the middle of a game of cat and mouse, uncovering the hidden truth about the life of the notorious boss of Murder Inc. and the National Crime Syndicate.
Production begins this August. This sounds like an exciting inside look at the life of a mobster. I’m into it. Is this the type of movie you’re into? Let us know your favorite organized crime film in the comments.
via: Variety