Alto Knights Explained

Alto Knights
Director:Barry Levinson
Cinematography:Dante Spinotti
Distributor:Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$45 million[1]

Alto Knights is an upcoming American biographical crime drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Nicholas Pileggi. The film stars Robert De Niro in a dual role as 1950s mob bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello.

Alto Knights is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 21, 2025, by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Premise

Vito Genovese and Frank Costello are competing Italian-American mob bosses, and Genovese orders a hit on Costello. Costello survives but is wounded in the attempt and ultimately decides to retire from the Mafia.

Cast

Production

The film, initially titled Wise Guys, was in the works from as early as the 1970s but over the decades was passed on by every major studio.[2] Warner Bros. Pictures began work on the film in May 2022 and gave it the greenlight that August. Nicholas Pileggi wrote the script and Barry Levinson directed the film starring Robert De Niro in a double role.[3] In October 2022, Debra Messing and Kathrine Narducci joined the cast.[4] [5] In January 2023, Cosmo Jarvis joined the cast.[6]

The production used vehicle vinyl wraps on 1950s-era cars and trucks to make the vehicles look new in the film.[7] Filming took place in December 2022 in Ohio. The production shut down part of US 35 in Greene County,[8] as well as SR 123 in the greater Cincinnati area before moving to the suburbs of Cincinnati.[9] In October 2023, the film was re-titled Alto Knights.[10]

Release

The film is scheduled to be released on March 21, 2025.[11] It was originally scheduled to be released on February 2, 2024, taking over the original release date of Warner Bros. Pictures Animation's Toto, and then on November 15, 2024.[12] On October 24, 2023, Variety reported that, because of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, Warner Bros. was considering to delay the film's release possibly to 2025 along with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.[13]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Zaslav's Hamptons-Hollywood Vanity Project . limited . Puck. August 19, 2022 . February 23, 2023 . February 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223163010/https://puck.news/zaslavs-hamptons-hollywood-vanity-project/ . live .
  3. Kit . Borys . Robert De Niro, Barry Levinson Team for Warner Bros. Gangster Drama Wise Guys (Exclusive) . . . August 16, 2022 . August 16, 2022 . August 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816194703/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/robert-de-star-warner-bros-gangster-drama-wise-guys-1235199314/ . live .
  4. Web site: Debra Messing In Advance Talks To Join Robert De Niro In Warner Bros Barry Levinson Mob Pic Wise Guys. October 12, 2022. Anthony. D'Alessandro. Deadline Hollywood. October 26, 2022. October 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221026234205/https://deadline.com/2022/10/debra-messing-robert-de-niro-wise-guys-movie-1235142538/. live.
  5. Web site: Kathrine Narducci Reteaming With Robert De Niro & Barry Levinson For Warner Bros Mob Pic Wise Guys. October 26, 2022. Anthony. D'Alessandro. Deadline Hollywood. October 26, 2022. October 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221026220746/https://deadline.com/2022/10/robert-de-niro-wise-guys-movie-kathrine-narducci-warner-bros-1235155452/. live.
  6. Web site: Ritman . Alex . 2023-01-24 . Cosmo Jarvis to Star Alongside Robert De Niro in Barry Levinson's Gangster Drama 'Wise Guys' (Exclusive) . 2023-01-25 . . January 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125033326/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cosmo-jarvis-wise-guys-de-niro-casting-1235307052/ . live .
  7. News: December 5, 2022 . Tri-State man gets shot to show his talents on Hollywood screen . . Video . December 14, 2022 . December 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214185031/https://www.fox19.com/video/2022/12/07/tri-state-man-gets-shot-show-his-talents-hollywood-screen/ . live .
  8. News: 2 people from Greene County see filming of Robert De Niro movie Wise Guys . . . December 10, 2022 . December 19, 2022 . December 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219183925/https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/2-people-from-greene-county-see-filming-of-robert-de-niro-movie-e2-80-98wise-guys-e2-80-99/ar-AA1587c3 . live .
  9. News: De Niro movie films in Warren County . December 19, 2022 . . December 8, 2022 . en . December 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219183923/https://www.fox19.com/2022/12/08/heres-where-robert-de-niro-movie-is-shooting-tri-state/ . live .
  10. Murphy . J. Kim . October 27, 2023. Aquaman 2 Bumped Two Days, Robert De Niro's Wise Guys Renamed Alto Knights in Move to November 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231027171639/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/aquaman-2-two-day-delay-robert-de-niro-wise-guys-alto-knights-1235770189/ . October 27, 2023 . October 27, 2023 . Variety.
  11. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . March 12, 2024 . The Batman 2 From Matt Reeves Heads To Fall 2026; Paul Thomas Anderson-Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Gets Summer 2025 Date . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240312181422/https://deadline.com/2024/03/the-batman-2-release-date-2026-1235856229/ . March 12, 2024 . March 12, 2024 . Deadline Hollywood.
  12. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . Aquaman 2 Shifts Release Date Five Days Earlier, Warner Bros Dates The Wise Guys, Minecraft . . . April 5, 2023 . April 6, 2023 . April 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405210709/https://deadline.com/2023/04/aquaman-2-minecraft-wise-guys-color-purple-release-dates-1235318958/ . live .
  13. Web site: Movie Theaters Brace for Holiday Season Blues and More Delayed Blockbusters as Strike Drags On . Variety . Rebecca . Rubin . October 24, 2023 . October 25, 2023.