Winslow’s Homeric Hoods Headed to Film?

It seems author Don Winslow and his Hollywood representatives have been very busy lately. This comes from In Reference to Murder:

In a preemptive and very lucrative deal, Sony Pictures and Elizabeth Gabler’s 3000 Pictures have optioned Don Winslow’s upcoming crime trilogy epic, beginning with City on Fire. That first novel, which follows the template of Homer’s Iliad, will be published by William Morrow in September. The follow-up, City of Dreams, will follow a year later, and the third installment, City in Ashes, will be published in September of 2023. The Story Factory’s Shane Salerno will produce the films. The trilogy focuses on two criminal empires—one Irish, the other Italian—that control all of Rhode Island and have led a peaceful lucrative co-existence until a modern-day Helen of Troy tears them apart and starts a brutal war. The protagonist, Danny Ryan, is forced to grow from a street soldier into a ruthlessly efficient leader to protect his friends, his family, and the home he loves. Fighting the Mafia, the local cops, and the feds, Danny will build a dynasty or die trying.

City of Fire is due out in late September from William Morrow.