In a extremely aggressive scenario, a collection primarily based on the lifetime of infamous mobster Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano has landed at FX for growth, Selection has realized solely from sources.
Terence Winter is hooked up to write down the collection with Antoine Fuqua onboard to direct, with each additionally set to government produce. Nicholas Pileggi (“Goodfellas,” “On line casino”), Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Leisure, Billy Malone, and Scott Greenberg and Rick Yorn of LBI Leisure may even government produce. FX Studios will produce together with Kapital Leisure. Kevin Marco will oversee the venture on behalf of Kapital.
FX declined to remark.
Gravano was beforehand a made member of the Gambino Household, one of many 5 Households of the New York Mafia. He allegedly started his lifetime of organized crime within the Nineteen Sixties, turning into concerned in crimes like racketeering, hijacking, and larceny in addition to homicide. He was later carefully related to eventual Gambino Household boss John Gotti and labored with Gotti to kill then Gambino boss Paul Castellano. Gravano finally rose to the rank of underboss beneath Gotti, however then grew to become a authorities witness in 1991. Along with his testimony towards Gotti and others within the Gambino Household, he grew to become one of many highest-ranking Mafia members ever to cooperate with the federal authorities.
Gravano’s life was beforehand documented within the 1997 e book “Underboss” by Peter Maas. He has additionally given quite a few interviews about his life within the Mafia and presently operates his personal YouTube channel.
Winter is not any stranger to the world of the Mafia, as he was beforehand a author and government producer on the seminal HBO collection “The Sopranos.” He received two Emmy Awards for finest writing for a drama collection for his work on the present. Winter then went on to create the critically-acclaimed HBO interval gangster drama “Boardwalk Empire,” which aired for 5 seasons. He was additionally an government producer and showrunner on the Paramount+ mob drama “Tulsa King” starring Sylvester Stallone, however has departed that present so as to work on the “Sammy the Bull” collection. In movie, Winter obtained an Academy Award nomination for finest tailored screenplay for “The Wolf of Wall Avenue.”
Fuqua is likely one of the most celebrated administrators of his time. After starting his profession in music movies, he went on to direct hit movies like “Coaching Day,” “Shooter,” “Southpaw,” “The Magnificent Seven,” and all three movies in “The Equalizer” franchise. He’s additionally an government producer on the Amazon collection “The Terminal Record” and it’s upcoming prequel “The Terminal Record: Darkish Wolf” in addition to the Paramount+ collection “Mayor of Kingstown.” Up subsequent, he’s directing the extremely anticipated Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” starring Jaafar Jackson.
Winter is repped by CAA, LBI Leisure, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Fuqua is repped by LBI Leisure, WME, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
