As far back as we can remember, Robert De Niro has been Hollywood's foremost screen gangster — and he'll remind us of that fact twice over when he reunites with Goodfellas writer Nicholas Pileggi to play two different crime bosses in the upcoming movie Wise Guys.

EW has confirmed that the Oscar-winning actor is on board to lead the new project from filmmaker Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Wag the Dog), who will direct from a script by Pileggi. Goodfellas' Irwin Winkler is also on board as a producer. De Niro will reportedly play both Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, two real-life Italian American mobsters from opposing families.