“Now go get your frickin’ shinebox!”....Goodfellas TV Prequel on the way.

[EPDC]

http://www.digitalspy.com/ustv/news/a284197/goodfellas-tv-prequel-confirmed.html

'Goodfellas' TV prequel confirmed

A TV series based on the classic gangster movie Goodfellas has been confirmed after months of rumors.

Nicholas Pileggi - author of Wiseguy, the original book on which Goodfellas is based - and director Martin Scorsese are said to be involved in planning the TV series, which will be a prequel to the movie.

The series is likely to be based on the early life of Henry Hill, the lead character played by Ray Liotta in the original film.

Pileggi told Culture magazine: "I want to do it, Marty wants to do it, Warner Bros wants to do it. Of course, you can't pick up from Goodfellas, since we murdered everybody, or rather, everybody was murdered! There's nobody left.

"But I think we're going to figure out a way to do the early years - sort of a prequel.

 

[LSN]

I'm interested

 

[mike123]

 

[Mastermind2002]

Why you shaking your head? Pileggi and Scorsese equals win!

 

[EPDC]

Why you shaking your head? Pileggi and Scorsese equals win!

Hell yeah. I remember reading Wiseguy (Goodfellas) and Casino and comparing them to the movies. Pileggi is a great writer and we already know about Scorsese.....

 

[Magnum Opus]

 

[CognacLex]

When I read the headline to this thread I immediatly was like

but as long as Scorcese is involved, i'm with it

 

[EPDC]

 

[MrBee]

 

[Heist]

On T/V?
Unless HBO, this shit is going to be so watered down it's going to be pitiful.

Watching the Sopranos on A&E is barely passable.

Shit is going to be a whole bunch of this:

 

[bgque12]

If it's not on HBO I'm not interested.

 

[EPDC]

I'd be ridiculously surprised if it isn't on HBO. I bet the folks over at Home Box Office would love to ride their current partnership with Scorcese and strike Gold again with another Mob Show.....I hope/pray it's HBO.