Gangs of New York returns as a new television series, produced and directed by Martin Scorsese, among others. The filmmaker, who was responsible for directing the 2002 film of the same name, will be in charge of directing the first two episodes of this project that will adapt one of the most violent and raw periods of New York City and its criminal organizations.
In 2002 it premiered Gangs of New Yorkknown in Latin American territories as New York gangs, a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, and legendary four-time Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis. The film is set in the 1860s and tells the story of a group of gangs from different backgrounds fighting for power in New York.
The movie is an adaptation of the book. The Gangs of New York written by Herbert Asbury and published in 1927. Similarly, the new series of Gangs of New York It will be an adaptation of the same book, focusing on new characters that did not appear in the 2002 film, so we should not expect to see DiCaprio again, much less Daniel Day-Lewis, who retired from acting in 2017.
The first time there was talk of a series of Gangs of New York It was in 2013, and Scorsese was also going to be part of that project. At that time, the filmmaker mentioned that “this time in the history of the United States and its legacy is very rich in characters and stories that we could not have explored only in a 2-hour movie.” It’s unknown when the new series will premiere, but we can hope it won’t be until at least 2024.[via[víaDeadline]