Emily Blunt teases Dwayne Johnson's "terribly exciting role" in Martin Scorsese's new mob movie: "It's the last great American mob story, and I can't believe it hasn't been told yet"

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Emily Blunt has teased her co-star Dwayne Johnson's role in Martin Scorsese's next, currently untitled movie – and she says it's a "terribly exciting role" for the actor, whose choice of acting projects has taken a turn for the dramatic recently.

"We're developing it right now. It's a really astonishing story," Blunt told Deadline. "It's the last great American mob story, and I can't believe it hasn't been told yet. It's a terribly exciting role for [Johnson] to kind of dig into. So, it's being written, we're working on it. And that's the wonderful part, is building it."

Emily Garbutt
Emily Garbutt
Entertainment Writer

I’m an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering everything film and TV-related across the Total Film and SFX sections. I help bring you all the latest news and also the occasional feature too. I’ve previously written for publications like HuffPost and i-D after getting my NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism.

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