De Niro, Scorsese to 'Paint Houses'

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Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese will team up on crime drama I Heard You Paint Houses.

The pair's previous films together include Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Taxi Driver and Casino.

Based on a novel by Charles Brandt, the movie will tell the story of Irish hitman Frank Sheeran, who confessed to Brandt about a number of his killings.

According to Variety, De Niro will play Sheeran.

Steven Zailian is penning the script.