Ray Liotta dies: why he quit his job with Martin Scorsese after the success of the Good Boys

Ray Liotta has passed away, but his film remains. Mainly Goodfellas (Goodfellas). Martin Scorsese’s classic gangster films rocked the 1990s and integrated filmmakers’ expertise in this sub-genre. But rarely, despite the fact that the actor finished recording the last shot of the movie and he once-and usually-repeated the family name, never working with the director again. There was not: why?

It all started with the warmth that Riotta’s love movie exudes before Goodfellas.

The actor came from being prominent in a sweetened comedy Something wildof Jonathan Demme, already Robert De NiroFor him, who was part of a project that Scorsese was preparing, the actor Henry hill, main character. Riotta was a fan of the book that was the basis of the Good Fellow’s story. Everything fits.

Casting the semi-unknown as the lead of his biggest gangster movie was a considerable challenge for a guy like Scorsese. Riotta was desperately campaigning for that role, and he wasn’t planning to receive a “no” for the answer.

And, as we all know, there was a “match” between Scorsese and De Niro. Ray brilliantly played Hill and established his career. Alec Baldwin, Val Kilmer Y Tom cruise..

Did you have a fight?

The fact that Riotta and Scorsese have never worked together means that Conflict in the set..This was never confirmed, but Liotta Hadley FreemanAsked her about her relationship with him in 2021 from the Guardian.

“Why didn’t Martin Scorsese work with him because he’s known to use the same actor over and over again?” Ray replies. .. But I love it. “

In the article, the journalist Personality conflict..

“When I interviewed Bruce Dern this year, she said she discovered some” nasty things “about him, including rudeness, while her daughter Laura was preparing to play an enemy in Marriage Story. I talked to Riotta. He acted against him. Did you know that? Hadley vaguely said.

The actor calmly answers: People use whatever they need to find that person on paper, and if she needs it, it’s okay. But it’s all people telling stories, false information. “

In turn, after the premiere of InfiltratorThe movie that won the biggest Oscar, it sounded like Scorsese thought that Riotta would play the character he did, Dignan. Mark Wahlberg..

At that time, there was no talk of conflict between them. It was said that Ray did not accept due to schedule issues …

According to Deadline, Liotta died while sleeping in the Dominican Republic, where she was filming the movie. Dangerous waters, Although no further details have been announced. At this time, Scorsese did not express himself about this tragic news.