Chuck Hogan Writing Irish Mob Film
Tue, October 19, 2010 
Toldja! is reporting that Chuck Hogan who wrote the book "Prince of Thieves: A Novel" on which Ben Affleck's The Town was based, is currently the script for an untitled Boston crime drama centered around the Winter Hill Gang and its chief enforcer John Martorano.
The film will chronicle the reign of the notorious criminal gang run by James "Whitey" Bulger and the court case that exposed a corrupt relationship between the Irish Mob and the Boston office of the FBI. Martorano was the government's main witness and GK acquired his rights after he was released after serving 14 years for murder.
The plot sounds very close in resemblance to The Departed, which was also loosely based on Bulger, but there's a good possibility it'll find similar success much like the Town is benefiting from right now. I think more than likely it'll come down to who ends up in the directors chair. Maybe if we're lucky this is something Ben Affleck might be interested in.
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