Steve Buscemi is now in talks to headline Martin Scorsese's Boardwalk pilot for HBO. Scorsese is also serving as executive producer on the project along with Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Terrence Winter.

The pilot is based on Nelson's Johnson's book Empire, which focuses on the early days of Atlantic City.

Kelly Macdonald (No Country for Old Men) is also in talks to join the project.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter