Martin Scorsese will direct the first two episodes of the Gangs of New York television series based on Herbert Asbury’s non-fiction book Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld.
Although early information about the Gangs of New York television series written and produced by Brett Leonard (Shantaram, Hun, Low Winter Sun) is currently vague, it should be a new version of the story with new characters who are not appeared. in a film with Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis and Cameron Diaz.
Miramax is running the Gangs of New York series with screenwriter Brett Leonard; Martin Scorsese to Direct https://t.co/eJBWsJyiAP
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Miramax Television and GK Films convinced Martin Scorsese to executive produce and direct the series after reading the script. His managers Rick Yorn and Chris Donnelly will also be involved. Note that the Italian-American director has always wanted to expand the plot of “Gangs of New York”:
This era of American history and heritage is rich in characters and stories that we could never fully uncover in a two-hour film. The television adaptation represents an opportunity to bring to life this colorful world and all the implications it has had and still has for our society.
Gang History of New York
In the shanty town of Five Point in Manhattan in 1846, two gangs fight the last battle in Paradise Square, namely the “Natives”, Protestants and Nativists, led by William “Butcher Bill”Cutting, and the “Dead Rabbits”, Irish immigrants. -Catholics. under the direction of the “Priest”Wallon. Bill kills Wallon and outlaws the Dead Rabbits. Having witnessed this event, Vallon’s young son hides the knife that killed his father and ends up in an orphanage on Blackwell Island.
Sixteen years later, Wallon’s son, now named Amsterdam, returns to Five Points for revenge and retrieves the knife. An old acquaintance, Johnny Sirocco, introduces him to the local clans of gangs and robbers, all of whom pay homage to Bill in control of the area. Amsterdam eventually gets to know Bill but keeps his past a secret in an effort to be recruited. He learns that many of his father’s former supporters are now on Bill’s payroll. Each year, Bill celebrates the anniversary of his victory over the Dead Rabbits; Amsterdam then plans to publicly kill him during this celebration.