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Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto

Posted By: antimafia

Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 12/02/15 03:18 AM

Link:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/continuum-creator-simon-barry-developing-844958

'Continuum' Creator Simon Barry Developing Mob Boss Miniseries
by Etan Vlessing
12/1/2015 3:43pm PST

The six-parter from the showrunner of the Syfy series will portray the final years of real-life mafia kingpin Vito Rizzuto.

Simon Barry, the creator of Syfy's Continuum drama, is developing and show running a mini-series based on a book about true-life Sicilian mob boss Vito Rizzuto.

Barry and Michael Konyves will turn the non-fiction book Business or Blood: Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto's Last War into Bad Blood, a six-part original miniseries for Canada's City network. Rizzuto, imprisoned in 2006 for his role in a decades-old Brooklyn triple murder, controlled a piece of the U.S. drug market from his base in Montreal before his death in December 2013.

Indie producer New Metric Media optioned the rights to the book by writers Peter Edwards and Antonio Nicaso and signed a development deal with City-parent Rogers Media in partnership with indie producer and distributor DHX Media.

No word on casting for Bad Blood. Executive producer credits will be shared by Mark Montefiore, Patrick O’Sullivan, Barry and Konyves.
Posted By: antimafia

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 12/02/15 03:51 PM

"Move over Tony Soprano, here comes Vito Rizzuto"

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tel...-bad-blood.html
Posted By: DonMega1888

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 12/02/15 05:07 PM

Thanks for the update
Posted By: SinatraClub

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 12/10/15 03:05 PM

Sweet.
Posted By: antimafia

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 01/12/17 09:25 PM

"Montreal Mafia TV series coming to a screen near you in fall 2017"
http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/rizzuto-the-tv-series-on-a-tv-screen-near-you-in-fall-2017

Tap/click on the link above to see photos of Paul Sorvino and Anthony LaPaglia in character, respectively as Nick Rizzuto Sr. and Vito Rizzuto.
Posted By: GangstersInc

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 01/17/17 12:52 PM

More about cast: http://gangstersinc.ning.com/profiles/bl...-montreal-under

Also check out the interview Gangsters Inc. had with author Peter Edwards when the news about the series first broke: http://gangstersinc.ning.com/profiles/bl...-promises-shake
Posted By: Sonny_Black

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 01/18/17 10:07 PM

Anybody else thinking Vito's right-hand man in the series Declan Gardiner is the character based on Raynald Desjardins? I wonder who's going to be playing Di Maulo and Montagna or characters based on them.
Posted By: antimafia

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 03/21/17 04:52 AM

A short promotional video or trailer will be found at

http://www.c21media.net/screenings/skyvision/bad-blood/10434
Posted By: RollinBones

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 03/28/17 04:12 AM

this looks great... can't wait.
Posted By: BobbyPazzo

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 03/28/17 01:50 PM

is it gonna be availible on FX in the states?
Posted By: antimafia

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 04/18/17 08:13 PM

Originally Posted By: BobbyPazzo
is it gonna be availible on FX in the states?


Sorry I'm seeing this only now--I'm afraid I didn't have this thread in my Watched Topics list; therefore, I didn't receive notifications of any replies.

A few production studios and distribution companies are involved in this series: New Metric Media, Sphere Media Plus, DHX Media, and Sky Vision. But perhaps your best bet is to go to www.fxnetworks.com to see whether you can make an inquiry; you could perhaps also contact your local cable provider.
Posted By: DBCooper

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 07/12/17 09:56 AM

I was never realy interestet on the Canadian mob but now I am reading his wiki-page and must say holy sh*t. That Guy is one of the most interesting one´s ever.

What a Story:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito_Rizzuto
Posted By: antimafia

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 08/18/17 12:57 AM

A slightly extended video trailer (2 minutes, 5 seconds) will be found at

https://youtu.be/GUQc5q37z2c
Posted By: antimafia

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 09/19/17 10:54 PM

"Bad Blood, good experience: 8 things I learned watching my book become a TV series"

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/te...-tv-series.html

"Montreal mafia series Bad Blood is bloody good"

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/tel...article36311360
Posted By: antimafia

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 09/20/17 09:40 PM

Because the first episode airs tomorrow night, 8:00 pm EST, the press about the miniseries is ramping up.

Veteran actor Paul Sorvino won over by strong script for mafia drama 'Bad Blood'

http://www.metronews.ca/entertainment/20...-bad-blood.html

Tales of Canada's Teflon Don captivated producer behind TV series Bad Blood

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/te...-bad-blood.html
Posted By: Ciment

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 09/22/17 02:34 PM

I do not know if anyone else feels like I do but watching the first episode of Bad Blood felt like a complete let down.
Other than the four main actors, I find the rest of the cast to be amateurish.
The introduction of characters & script writing was terrible.
I hope it gets better but for now I am not impressed.
Posted By: RollinBones

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 09/23/17 04:04 PM

Just saw that the first episode is out.. I'll probably wait until the second one so I can watch em both. Hope it's good, this is a story that needs to be done right.
Posted By: Sonny_Black

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 09/29/17 08:26 PM

They surely take their time with broadcasting the next episode.
Posted By: Stu_Katz

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 09/30/17 10:20 PM

Is this Declan character fictional or for real? Never heard of him before.
Posted By: Ciment

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 10/01/17 01:45 AM

Originally Posted By: Stu_Katz
Is this Declan character fictional or for real? Never heard of him before.


I never heard of him either. I think they are making it up as it goes.
So far nothing makes sense.

According to the Montreal Gazette, Coates plays the fictitious character Declan Gardiner, an amalgam of several people in the book who acted as Rizzuto’s right-hand men.
Posted By: Hollander

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 10/01/17 10:35 AM

It's fictional, but his last name is Gardiner which is an english translation of Desjardins.
Posted By: Sonny_Black

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 10/01/17 06:50 PM

Originally Posted By: Hollander
It's fictional, but his last name is Gardiner which is an english translation of Desjardins.


Yeah he's based on Desjardins. Bruno Bonsignori is based on Joe Di Maulo and the real estate developer 'Hank' is based on Tony Magi.

It seems like Declan and Vito will have a fallout later on. I think the Bruno character will secretely betray Vito as well. They've changed the events but the outcomes are similar.

Also, I can imagine the insult to the family by focussing on not one but two mistresses instead of the wife, lol.
Posted By: tenpin477

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 10/14/17 04:09 PM

It's not historically accurate, but I've found this to be very entertaining so far. Recommended show.
Posted By: antimafia

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 03/09/18 01:31 AM

There is going to be a season two.

The Bad Blood flows for a second season on City
https://www.thestar.com/entertainme...d-flows-for-a-second-season-on-city.html

City Renews Blockbuster Original Drama Bad Blood for Season 2
http://rogersmediatv.ca/pr_detail.php?id=1452
Posted By: RollinBones

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 03/09/18 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by Ciment
I do not know if anyone else feels like I do but watching the first episode of Bad Blood felt like a complete let down.
Other than the four main actors, I find the rest of the cast to be amateurish.
The introduction of characters & script writing was terrible.
I hope it gets better but for now I am not impressed.

Ciment.. Glad we can agree on something.. I thought the show was trash and never made it past the second episode.
Posted By: antimafia

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 10/03/18 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by antimafia
There is going to be a season two.

The Bad Blood flows for a second season on City
https://www.thestar.com/entertainme...d-flows-for-a-second-season-on-city.html

City Renews Blockbuster Original Drama Bad Blood for Season 2
http://rogersmediatv.ca/pr_detail.php?id=1452


Re: Season 2.

"Montreal plays principal role in aptly titled crime thriller Bad Blood"

https://montrealgazette.com/opinion...n-aptly-titled-crime-thriller-bad-blood/
Posted By: antimafia

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 10/10/18 02:32 PM

Seems as though the episodes of season 2 will bear no relation to the book upon which season 1 was based.

KIM COATES ON SEASON 2 OF CITYTV’S BAD BLOOD: “IT’S EPIC”

https://www.tv-eh.com/2018/10/09/kim-coates-on-season-2-of-citytvs-bad-blood-its-epic/
Posted By: Hollander

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 10/12/18 10:29 AM

Bad Blood’s second season is a deftly made, superior crime drama

https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/ar...oods-thoroughly-enjoyable-second-season/
Posted By: Hollander

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 12/06/18 09:15 AM

Tomorrow bad blood S1 will be released on netflix here.
Posted By: Mikey_Two_Cups

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 12/08/18 02:56 PM

I just watched S1E1 on Netflix. My wife was getting annoyed with me pointing things out. So I shut my yapper & came here for my first post, thanks for allowing me to join the club guys.

I was pleasantly suprised to see it pop up on Netflix. However, it showed what was supposed to be the three captains murders with the Bonnanos. It was a hot mess compared to what we know about it. I’m a mob fan, so I may watch it anyway but it’s way off & the whole thing is lower level- production, acting. Closer to a Sons of Anarchy feel than a Sopranos.
Posted By: Frank

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 08/18/20 11:52 PM

Anybody watched the second season?
Posted By: eastsideofvan

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 08/19/20 04:38 PM

The first season was somewhere between a little corny and "OK" - but that's good by Canadian production standards. Anthony LaPaglia was a pretty decent Vito Rizzuto and the Kim Coates character was a good composite to address the character of Raynald Desjardins for a TV script. The story was a little hackneyed and covered no "new ground" in the mob genre the way the Sopranos did so well, but it was relatively faithful to the general unfolding of true events. And I'm not really drawing a comparison; just to be clear, comparing the two series' is like comparing the performance of a Chevy Volt to a Lamborghini Diablo.

The sub plot with the Mistress and the girlfriend was a total waste of time in order to interject some sexy women. A better writer wanting to include women in the story, I think, would have used that time to create characters around Vito's mafia royalty mother or his accomplished daughter. Likewise, it squandered the ending, I think, precisely because they wanted to leave their options open for a second season. Had they wanted to make a better one-season classic they could have easily ended it in a true dramatic, tragic style more like the Sopranos and that would have redeemed a lot of what was imperfect about it.

The second season was utterly unwatchable. Frankly, just terrible. I think I made it through 2-3 episodes. It was too bad to continue watching.
Posted By: Frank

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 08/19/20 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by eastsideofvan
The second season was utterly unwatchable. Frankly, just terrible. I think I made it through 2-3 episodes. It was too bad to continue watching.
The second season was way better than the first one to me, definitely worth watching it
Posted By: SimonChen

Re: Miniseries based on book about Vito Rizzuto - 11/13/20 05:42 PM

Sorry but the second season is truly garbage, one of the worst mafia shows ever made. The Calabrian twins are cheap imposters who speak with a horrible accent. The Cosoleto family is slightly better but still a lot of bad acting there. Not to mention that the story is completely ridiculous, they made the Ndrangheta look like a bunch of clown, while they are currently the strongest mafia group in Canada. In season 1 at least the Rizzutos are portrayed as powerful mafiosos, the Cosoletos act nothing like the real-life mafia.
By the way, are they supposed to be the real-life Siderno group? And the Langanas are like Commisso 'ndrina?
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