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TIL When DeNiro beat out Bob Hoskins for the role of Al Capone in “The Untouchables”, De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for £20,000 with a “Thank You” note. Hoskins then asked him if there were any more movies he didn’t want him to be in.

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