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Joe Pesci returns to acting for a Good role

What Leo wants – Leo Getz. In this case – it’s a plum comeback role for the chap that bought him to life.

Joe Pesci is returning to the silver screen after eight years – his last film was "Lethal Weapon 4" (1998) – for a role in Robert De Niro’s "The Good Shepherd".

According to Film Jerk, the "Home Alone" and "My Cousin Vinny" star will play crime boss Palmi, one of the many targets of legendary CIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton (Matt Damon).

The film, directed by De Niro, who also co-stars, also features William Hurt, Timothy Hutton, Alec Baldwin, Tammy Blanchard, Billy Crudup, Keir Dullea, Michael Gambon, Gabriel Macht, Lee Pace, Eddie Redmayne and John Turturro.

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