Debra Messing, writer Nicholas Pileggi and producer Irwin Winkler spoke with UPI about their research into the Costello family for the mob drama "The Alto Knights," In theaters Friday.

Emmy-winning actor Debra Messing, best known for "Will & Grace," takes on a dramatic new role in "The Alto Knights." She stars as Bobbie Costello, the wife of notorious crime boss Frank Costello, played by Robert De Niro.

Actor Debra Messing stops by TODAY to discuss her new movie “The Alto Knights,” a movie about the decadeslong battle between notorious New York City mob bosses Frank Costello and Vito Genovese. "Even though it's a mob movie and there's violence,