“A television series allows us the time and creative freedom to bring this colorful world, and all the implications it had and still does on our society, to life,” the Oscar winner says of the project.
Wow this is the biggest news we can have, we are the HUGE Gangs Of New York Fans and a lot of people we know are also the biggest and loyal fans, Everything about that movie was spot on Martin Scorsese did an amazing job with the movie and now making the masterpiece for TV series is huge and most intriguing we already like the “Boardwalk Empire” but this one will bring whole new ball game and the new series won’t just revolve around New York but other cities as well like Chicago.
THR revealed some amazing information:
The potential series, which does not have a network attached, will draw from the events in the Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, and Daniel Day-Lewis film and take place at the turn of the 20th century. The story will take place in New York and other cities including Chicago as the show explore 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,” Scorsese said of Gangs, for which he earned a best director Oscar nomination. “A television series allows us the time and creative freedom to bring this colorful world, and all the implications it had and still does on our society, to life.”