Pete Davidson has booked his next movie role!

Friday (March 27), it was announced that the 32-year-old Saturday Night Live alum will be playing notorious mafia killer Tommy Pitera, who was known as Tommy Karate, in the upcoming crime-thriller movie Tommy Karate directed by Justin Chon.

Keep reading to find out more…Based on the non-fiction true crime book The Butcher: Anatomy Of A Mafia Psychopath by Philip Carlo, the movie will follow “the pursuit and capture of one of America’s most ruthless mobsters and serial killers by notorious DEA Agent Jim Hunt (who also helped take down El Chapo) played by Paul Walter Hauser,” according to Deadline.

Camila Mendes and Simon Rex will also be starring in the movie.

“Tommy Karate is the greatest mob story never told,” Pete shared in a statement. “I’ve been working on this for over three years, and I’m beyond thrilled that it’s finally in motion. Playing a role like this is a dream job. We have a great team behind this one, and I can’t wait for people to see what we’ve come up with.”

Production for Tommy Karate is set to begin in June.

If you didn’t see the news, it was announced in November 2025 that Pete will also be starring in a new rom-com with Ella Purnell.