Martin Scorsese is govt producing a brand new Netflix drama based mostly on a Las Vegas on line casino. [Image: Shutterstock.com]
Greater than 30 years after the discharge of his much-loved movie On line casino, Martin Scorsese shall be revisiting the world of Las Vegas casinos. Selection introduced on Wednesday that the enduring director is teaming up with ‘Billions’ co-creators David Levien and Brian Koppelman on a brand new Netflix sequence.
streaming platform commissioned eight episodes for the nonetheless unnamed present
The streaming platform commissioned eight episodes for the nonetheless unnamed present. The outline mentioned it’s “set within the high-stakes, sharp-elbowed present-day Las Vegas on line casino enterprise.”
The central character shall be Robert “Bobby Pink” Remdana, the supervisor of town’s hottest resort on line casino. He has to “make some lengthy odds strikes” to attempt to get extra market share. Whereas the depiction shares some similarities with Scorsese’s Oscar-nominated On line casino, launched in 1995 and starring Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, the 2 storylines aren’t linked.
Levien and Koppelman even have some historical past in Nevada. They wrote Ocean’s 13, which was set in Las Vegas. In addition they created the script for the cult traditional poker film ‘Rounders.’ The pair labored with Scorsese prior to now on Vinyl and The Winter of Frankie Machine.
