STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Academy Award-winning Italian-American director Martin Scorcese is said to be seeking Italian-Americans from Staten Island, Brooklyn, and the tri-state area as "extras" in a new movie about Jimmy Hoffa that he's directing for Netflix.

The film, called "The Irishman," a Netflix exclusive which is scheduled for release in 2018, pairs the director with Robert De Niro for the ninth time, and also features Joe Pesci, creating what film buffs are calling a "Goodfellas" reunion.

Harvey Keitel, Bobby Cannavale and Ray Romano are also cast in supporting roles.

According to an article in the Brooklyn Reporter, Grant Wilfley Casting is seeking Italian Americans of all ages, interested in working as extras for the film, between mid-September and the end of January, 2018.

Anyone who is interested should e-mail irishman@gwcnyc.com with a clear current photo, name, phone number, age and wardrobe sizes, as well as if they are a member of SAG-AFTRA or are non-union. The email should contain the words "Flyer Italian Americans" in the subject line. The work is paid, although no salary is specified., according to the report.

The film is about the death of Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa, and based on the book by Charles Brandt, titled "I Heard You Paint Houses" The title refers to an organized crime phrase for a shooting that leaves the walls splattered with the victim's blood.

Hoffa "disappeared" in July of 1975. His body was never discovered, and the murder has never been solved. He was declared legally dead in 1982

Pacino is cast as Hoffa, while De Niro is cast as Frank (The Irishman) Sheeran, who supposedly confessed to the murder on his deathbed. Pesci is reportedly playing Russell Bufalino, an organized crime boss based inPennsylvania.

Scorcese was nominated five times for an Oscar before finally winning the Academy Award in 2007 for "The Departed" This is his first collaboration with Netflix.