Don Winslow’s Novel THE WINTER OF FRANKIE MACHINE was optioned to Robert De Niro with the intention of having De Niro play to the title character.

Frankie is a Mafia hit man who has given up the game to become the proprietor of a bait shop. When he finds out that he’s been targeted for a hit, he gets back in the business.
Film site Latinto Review.com has gotten their hands on a copy of the script and have an excellent opinion of it. Click here to read the review of the script.