Controversial R&B singer Bobby Brown has been tapped to star in a film about organized crime.

The former New Edition front man is in talks to play a role  film chronicling Roy Demeo’s infamous crew of Gambino hit men.

The murderous posse nicknamed “The Murder Machine” reportedly killed over 200 rivals before Demeo himself was brutally murdered.

Also featured in the flick will be rapper Tony Testa, whose biological uncle Patty Testa, is a former member of the Lucchese Family.

Actor Armand Assante, (American Gangster, Striptease, Gotti) is also reportedly working on the film.