Friday, March 29, 2013

Miramax and Scorsese Developing Gangs of New York TV Series

Miramax and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese announced today that they are developing a television series based on the film Gangs of New York . The original film released in 2002 by Miramax and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz and Daniel Day-Lewis, focused on early confrontations between rival gangs in New York in the mid to late 1800's.

The series will draw from the multitude of events surrounding organized gangs at the turn of the century and shortly thereafter in America, not only in New York, but in other cities such as Chicago and New Orleans and the birth of organized crime in America.

"This time and era of America's history and heritage is rich with characters and stories that we could not fully explore in a two hour film. A television series...

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