Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' teaser is incredibly intense yet shows painfully little

"I heard you paint houses?"
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Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' teaser is incredibly intense yet shows painfully little
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Forget stunning visuals: all you really need to make a very intense trailer is ominous music, shell casing sound effects and some dialogue about house painting.

That may not sound all too intriguing on paper, but the teaser for Martin Scorsese's The Irishman -- which is based on Charles Brandt's novel I Heard You Paint Houses -- makes it work.

The cast list -- which includes gangster favourites Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel -- almost certainly helps too.

The Irishman is coming to Netflix this autumn.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the General Assignment Editor, UK, for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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