'Captain America: Civil War' Directors to adapt 1979 film 'The Warriors' into a TV Series

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Joe and Anthony Russo (Captain America: Civil War, Captain America: The Winter Soldier) have done a remarkable job with the Marvel movies and next, they’ll tackle the Avengers: Infinity War films. Before then though, Deadline reports that the directing brother duo will tackle the cult classic 1979’s The Warriors as a television series for Hulu. The TV series will honor the original movie, while the Russo brothers add their own personal flare as well. They are currently set to direct the pilot but there is no commitment to direct any episodes beyond that.

            The film was set in 1979 and features New York City being torn apart by gang rivalries. The leader that summons all of these street gangs is fatally shot and the Warriors are falsely blamed for his death. Because of this, rival gangs follow the gang in red throughout the length of the movie trying to avenge the leader’s death.

            I’m a huge fan of the original movie so this is great news to me. Especially led by two of the best filmmakers currently in Hollywood on a streaming network like Hulu. Too much potential to not like this exciting news!