Yahoo News Ray Winstone's Sexy Beast is getting a prequel TV show
The cult British gangster movie Sexy Beast is the latest film to be getting a small-screen spin-off.
Paramount Television is developing a TV prequel to the 2000 flick, according to Deadline.
Sexy Beast follows Ray Winstone's retired crook Gal Dove – now living in Spain with wife DeeDee (Amanda Redman), his old life comes back to haunt him in the form of the wildly unhinged Don Logan (Ben Kingsley), an old associate looking to recruit Gal for a heist on behalf of crime lord Teddy Bass (Ian McShane).
Set in the 1990s, The TV show would follow a young Gal as an up-and-coming criminal and explore how he formed a partnership with Don, began working for Teddy and how he met and fell in love with adult film star DeeDee.
There's no word yet on who'll star, but casting will certainly be a challenge – especially for the part of Don Logan.
Ben Kingsley earned an Oscar nomination for his remarkable performance in the original film, a game-changing turn from the man previously best known for playing Gandhi.
The Sopranos' Michael Caleo is working on the script for the Sexy Beast prequel and is executive producing alongside the film's writers Louis Mellis and David Scinto.
A broadcaster is yet to be confirmed, but certainly, the Sexy Beast series will have to land on a cable channel or streaming service to keep Don's colourful language from the film intact!
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