Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe star in AMERICAN GANGSTER(2007).
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Gangster Creators Reteam for KNIFE

The production companies behind AMERICAN GANGSTER are teaming up once again for a new story concept based alongside the same concept, says Variety. Universal and Imagine Entertainment teamed up for the Denzel/Russell Crowe film, based on a Mark Jacobson-penned New York mag article on drug dealer Frank Lucas. Now, the two companies have optioned an investigative article, titled KNIFE, by Guy Lawson that will be published in the January issue of GQ. Brian Grazer will produce, with Paul de Souza and Henry Beane exec producing.

The title refers to the code name given to a Crips member in South Central who became an informant and collaborated for a decade with FBI agent Tim Flaherty to crack murder, drug and arms-deal cases.