根据HBO大热剧集《黑道家族》改编的电影将问世,新线正在打造该剧前传电影[纽瓦克圣人](The Many Saints of Newark,暂译)。原剧编剧兼监制大卫·切斯及编剧劳伦斯·康纳尔操刀新片剧本,大卫·切斯任制片。影片故事背景设定在上世纪60年代纽瓦克暴力活动猖獗地带,黑帮争斗频发。该剧于1999年至2007年播出,共六季,获21项艾美奖、5项金球奖。原剧主演詹姆斯·甘多菲尼、弗兰克·文森特相继于2013年、去年去世。据悉原剧中多个粉丝熟悉的形象将现身大银幕。
“Lobo Feroz is a loose, revitalised adaptation of Big Bad Wolves. There were many changes that we made when you compare it to the original, given that we added new characters, plot strands and locations, and we introduced and fleshed out new themes teetering between dark comedy and police thriller. The film questions one’s principles, human behaviour and how ambiguous it can be,” the director explained to Cineuropa. “I’m very happy to be able to work with a dream Spanish cast, where everyone demonstrates their enormous talent and commitment in every scene and through every single detail.”
The screenplay for the movie – written by Juan Manuel Foode Roma and Eva María Alonso Moreno – follows a police officer on the fringes of the law and a woman seeking revenge. Their paths cross, as they are obsessed with discovering the identity of the murderer behind a string of brutal crimes involving various girls. They are both willing to do whatever it takes to secure a confession, even though they will have to take the law into their own hands in order to do so. At the same time, a model detective will do his utmost to avoid irreparable errors being made and to ensure that this desperate search for the truth does not transform into the fiercest of wolves.