The Last of the Mohicans is to be adapted into a new television series.
Daniel Day-Lewis starred in an acclaimed 1992 film version of James Fenimore Cooper's novel, directed by Michael Mann.
Chris Crowe, who co-wrote the screenplay for the film - is now adapting Mohicans for cable network FX, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Kerry McCluggage (Miami Vice) and Stephen Beck will also contribute to the script and take on producing roles alongside Crowe.
First published in 1826, The Last of the Mohicans has been adapted multiple times for film and for television, with the late Philip Madoc starring in a 1970s BBC TV adaptation.
Other drama projects currently in the works at FX include a small-screen version of the Coen Brothers movie Fargo and a Us remake of Sky1 series Mad Dogs.
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Daniel Day-Lewis starred in an acclaimed 1992 film version of James Fenimore Cooper's novel, directed by Michael Mann.
Chris Crowe, who co-wrote the screenplay for the film - is now adapting Mohicans for cable network FX, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Kerry McCluggage (Miami Vice) and Stephen Beck will also contribute to the script and take on producing roles alongside Crowe.
First published in 1826, The Last of the Mohicans has been adapted multiple times for film and for television, with the late Philip Madoc starring in a 1970s BBC TV adaptation.
Other drama projects currently in the works at FX include a small-screen version of the Coen Brothers movie Fargo and a Us remake of Sky1 series Mad Dogs.
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Watch Daniel Day-Lewis in the trailer...
- 6/28/2013
- Digital Spy
Did you love The Last of the Mohicans film with Daniel Day Lewis? And that scene where Hawkeye (Day Lewis) goes and gets Cora (Madeleine Stowe), right? Can this magical chemistry be recreated? We will see. In the meantime, let's relive it: And when Wes Studi as Magua has a soft spot moment for a grieving Alice? And she just falls ever so slowly to her death to be with Uncas...one of the best movies ever. FX has inked a deal with Chris Crowe, who co-wrote the screenplay for the 1992 feature, and Kerry McCluggage and producer Stephen Beck to bring James Fenimore Cooper's classic The Last of the Mohicans to the smallscreen. This miniseries will...
- 6/27/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
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