Joe Pesci Confirmed For ‘Gotti: Three Generations,’ Lindsay Lohan In Talks
John Travoltaisalready playing the Donin a film about the Gotti family, and now his extended cast of underlings inGotti: Three Generationsis slowly being filled up. The film, which will tell the story of the complex relationship between John Gotti Sr. (Travolta) and his son John Gotti Jr. has now addedJoe Pescias Gotti’s second-in-command, Angelo Ruggiero, andLindsay Lohanis in talks to play Victoria Gotti, Gotti Sr.’s daughter.Nick Cassevetes(whorecently replacedLiam Neeson inThe Hangover Part II) will direct a script byLeo Rossi(Analyze This) for Fiore Films. They hope to have an actor set to play Gotti Jr. in the coming weeks.
At a New York press conference talking about the film, Travolta called the Gotti story “the most interesting untold story in this country.” Read more about it after the jump.
The Hollywood Reporterwas at the press conference and got all of this information on the upcoming film.
For those who may not know, the Gotti’s were a major part of the Gambino crime family, one of the major mafia families that has run New York City for half a century. John Gotti Sr. was the Don for over 15 years in the 1980s and 1990s and, eventually, that was passed down to his son, John Gotti Jr. Junior’s sister, Victoria, became something of a reality television star with the showGrowing Up Gotti.
Gotti Jr. is one of the driving forces behind this film, consulting on all levels, and the producer –Marc Fiore–keeps calling the film"the newGodfather." The difference betweenThe GodfatherandGotti: Three Generations, though, is that the Corleone’s were fictional so Mario Puzo was able to delve deep into their psyche. With Gotti Jr. not only still alive, but consulting on the film, will it really be as deep and disturbing as previous mafia movies?
What are your expectations about this movie? And what do you think about Pesci and Lohan joining the cast?
