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When de-aging De Niro and Pacino, 'Irishman' animators tried to avoid pitfalls of the past

  • Written by Moshe Mahler, Special Faculty, Carnegie Mellon University

If you thought 76-year-old Robert De Niro and 79-year-old Al Pacino were done starring in blockbuster gangster films, think again.

Both assume lead roles in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” which chronicles the life of hitman Frank Sheeran and labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa over several decades.

Different actors weren’t...

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