"The Family" Theatrical Poster
THE MOVIE: Léon: The Professional’s Luc Besson will be directing Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones and Dianna Agron in The Family (aka Malavita). Due for release around 2013, Malavita is about a retired American gangster who relocates his family to Normandy and lives under the witness protection program.
Malavita is based on a 2005 novel called Badfellas by Tonino Benacquista. It’s co-written for the screen by Luc Besson and Michael Caleo (The Last Time).
Updates: The Film Experience has a pack of behind-the-scenes photos. | The Wrap reports that Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas) has been named an executive producer on the mob comedy Malavita, which opens October 18, 2013.
BREAKING NEWS: Introducing the first trailer for Luc Besson’s The Family.
