Alto Knights

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

 * Robert De Niro as Vito Genovese and Frank Costello
 * Debra Messing as Bobbie Costello, Frank's wife
 * Kathrine Narducci as Anna Genovese, Vito's wife
 * Cosmo Jarvis as Vincent Gigante

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. 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. In October 2022, Debra Messing and Kathrine Narducci joined the cast. In January 2023, Cosmo Jarvis joined the cast.

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

Release
The film is set to be released on March 21, 2025. 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. However, 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.