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08-04-02 news
Irish 'Goodfellas' in trouble...

The new Martin Scorsese & Liam Neeson movie, which has been billed as the 'Irish goodfellas', is in sever trouble after going over budget and falling behind schedule.

The film should have been released a year ago, but has been plagued by setbacks, which have seen the costs rocket past the $100 million mark.

Starring Irish actors Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Carney and young Harry Potter star Devon Murray, Gangs of New York has seen awful weather conditions and film union problems threaten its release.

"It has been so long now that some of us are seriously wondering if this film will ever be released. Miramax want it to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this summer - but none of us can actually see that happening", said a film insider.

Another delay has been the refusal of Scorsese to cut the film to less than 3 hours. The insider added: "Martin seems determined that everyone will do things his way and god knows what it will end up costing when it is finally finished. It's been a pet project of his for so long that he wants it to be bigger than Goodfellas and Raging Bull put together".

Gangs of New York is based on Herbert Asbury's novel by the same name. Set between 1846 and 1863, in New York's suburbs, the movie tells the story of the war between two rival gangs of Irish immigrants, Catholic and Protestant.

Liam Neeson, currently starring in The Crusible on Broadway, plays Priest Vallon in the movie.

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