Thursday, March 28, 2013

Miramax, Martin Scorsese to develop 'Gangs of New York' TV series

Director Scorsese arrives at the 2012 Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Miramax and Martin Scorsese are developing a television series based on Scorsese's 2002 film "Gangs of New York," the studio announced on Thursday. Scorsese's film, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz and Daniel-Day Lewis, was set in 19th century New York when gangs ran the city and corruption was rampant. The series will expand that focus, drawing from organized gangs at the turn of the century and shortly thereafter, not just in New York, but other cities such as Chicago and New Orleans, looking at the birth of organized crime in America. ...








via TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/miramax-martin-scorsese-develop-gangs-york-tv-series-235146625.html

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