Mickey Rourke has been attached to The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer for some time. He was the older brother of the convicted rapist and murderer Joseph Kuklinski. He worked for several Italian-American crime families, and claimed to have murdered over 200 people over a career that lasted thirty years.

At first glance at this poster, he obviously pulls off the required intimidation. People really want to make movies about mob hitman Richard the Ice Man Kuklinski. Richard Iceman Kuklinski (Ap March 5, 2006) was a convicted murderer and notorious contract killer. A mountain of a man, Kuklinski stood 6’5 and murdered from childhood on, making for a menacing role for Shannon, whose trademark intensity won him plaudits in last year’s Take Shelter. Michael Shannon played Kuklinski in the movie, Winona Ryder played Kuklinski's wife, and Chris Evans portrayed 'Mr.

Shannon takes the lead in The Iceman as contract killer Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer who, through his work for the Gambino crime family in New York City and other tri-state area illegal outfits, was said to have taken down 250 targets. The 2012 film 'The Iceman' was based on Anthony Bruno's book 'The Iceman: True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer'. Michael Shannon may be best known for his role fighting the mob, but soon, he’ll be starring as one of organized crime’s most legendary assassins. Softee found shot to death 1983 Louis Masgay’s Murdered earned the name of Iceman 1984 Roy DeMeo found shot to death 1986 Arrested 1988 Sentenced to multiple life sentences.

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