Gotti: Three Generations Director Speaks

Written by: Stoic Taco

Barry Levinson, the director of Gott: Three Generations has spoken about the new film in an interview given at the Cannes Film Festival.

“You’re really kind of getting an inside look from the man who lived it, who in fact was the mafia boss there, and about his father, who was probably the biggest, most well-known figure…It fascinated me to hear the stories, to get a sense of the man, get a sense of how he viewed his father.”

The role of John Gotti Snr is still vacant at this point in time, however I have heard the name James Franco being thrown around more than once, however nothing official has been confirmed.

The film already contains an all-star heavyweight cast, John Travolta as John Gotti, real life wife Kelly Preston as Victoria Gotti, Joe Pesci as Angelo Ruggiero, Lindsay Lohan as Kim Gotti, Lindsay Lohan as Victoria Gotti, and Al Pacino as Neil Dellacroce.

Filming is scheduled to commence next year with a release date in 2013.

Al Pacino Joins Gotti:Three Generations

The news is good. The news is very good.

The Godfather himself, Michael Corleone aka Al Pacino, has signed on to join the cast of Gotti: Three Generations playing John Gotti Sr’s associate and mentor Neil Dellacroce.

If any actor was going lend credibility to a film and bring it back on track it’s going to be Al Pacino.

The film has been plagued with some controversy, Lindsay Lohan being cast then removed then re-cast again and also having the original director walk away, and so casting the Godfather in an integral role is surely going to raise interest and get the film back on track.

The second lot of good news is the addition of Barry Levinson stepping into the role as director, a position which has remained empty since Nick Cassavetes walked away a month or so ago. Barry Levinson has had a long and industrious history in Hollywood as both director and producer, You Don’t Know Jack, Wag The Dog, and Rain Man and there is no doubt that with him running the show that this film is back on track.

So let’s just take a moment and see where we’re at….we have;

John Travolta as The Dapper Don

Kelly Preston as Victoria Gotti

Joe Pesci as Angelo Ruggiero

Lindsay Lohan as Kim Gotti

and

Al Pacino as Neil Dellacroce

Now tell me that you’re not excited!

Written by: Stoic Taco

Kelly Preston Joins Gotti: Three Generations

Kelly Preston has signed on to play Victoria DiGiorgio, wife of John Gotti, in the Marc Fiore produced film, Gotti: Three Generations.

Ms Preston will be playing opposite real life husband John Travolta in the new film which explores the relationship of John Gotti and his son, John Gotti Jnr.

“The love and passion between John and Kelly … will bring a huge benefit to John Sr. and his wife, and to tell you the truth, they have a lot in common. They both lost a child at a young age and they understand what the Gotti’s went through when the Gotti’s lost their child,” Marc Fiore stated.

The cast so far consists of John Travolta (John Gotti), Joe Pesci (Angelo Ruggiero), and Lindsay Lohan (Kim Gotti).

Now all they need is a director since the man previously tasked with the challenge, Nick Cassavetes, walked away due to a scheduling conflict.

I wonder what Martin Scorsese is doing….

Written by: Stoic Taco

Lindsay Lohan Cast As Kim Gotti!

Lindsay Lohan is NO longer taking part in Gotti: Three Generations as Victoria Gotti. INSTEAD Ms Lohan will be playing the role of John Gotti’s daughter-in-law Kim Gotti!

Producer Marc Fiore made the announcement after Ms Lohan reached out to him personally in an effort to keep a role in the film, after her management team was being “difficult”

After her recent trouble’s and subsequent community service, Ms Lohan must be looking forward to a film role to restore some of her previous credibility as an actress.

Gotti: Three Generations could be that film.

Written by: Stoic Taco

Lindsay Lohan STILL IN TALKS for Victoria Gotti role

Ok so it looks like I may have jumped the gun a little bit by citing The Daily Mirror UK that Lindsay Lohen has been cast in the John Gotti biopic, all other news sites as still stating “in talks” so that is the official line from the CnMNetwork too.

Until there is official news, we still state that Lindsay Lohan is “in talks” to play Victoria Gotti.

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Well well well….look what we called only about 10 minutes ago?

We just said that it wouldn’t be long until Lindsay Lohan was announced as Victoria Gotti and it looks like we were all kinds of correct!

Well Lindsay, I would be smiling too if I was in your shoes! Good for you!

Finally confirming after much speculation it has been confirmed that Lindsay Lohan will be playing Victoria Gotti, daughter of reputed mob boss, John Gotti Sr, in the forthcoming Gotti: Three Generations film.

Directed by Nick Cassavetes and written by Leo Rossi and starring John Travolta, Joe Pesci, and now Lindsay Lohan.

Lindsay, this is your ticket back to the big time, make this role your own!!

Gotti: Three Generations – Joe Pesci Onboard

The more I hear about Gotti: Three Generations the more excited I get!

Being a lifelong fan of gangster films and reading all the books when I was younger I am just all kinds of excited about the buzz that Gotti: Three Generations is gathering.

During a recent press conference at the Sheraton Hotel in Manhattan, John Travolta was quoted as saying that the Gotti story is “the most interesting untold story in this country.” The film’s producer Marc Fiore has confirmed that Mr Travolta has indeed signed on to play the ‘Teflon Don’, John Gotti Sr.

I think that the most exciting news of the press conference was that Joe Pesci, the prince of gangster cinema, has signed on to play Gotti deputy Angelo Ruggiero! In a press release Mr Pesci stated “I’m really happy to be making this picture with my good friend Nick Cassavetes. It’s going to be a great experience and a rare opportunity to look inside the life of Gotti.”

This only lends more credibility to the film which has attracted the A-List leading man John Travolta and now powerhouse Joe Pesci has joined the cast. Adding fuel to the rumours that Lindsay Lohan is in talks to play Victoria Gotti is the fact that Lindsay was in attendance at the press conference sitting next to none other than Victoria Gotti!

I don’t think it will be long until we hear that Gotti:Three Generations will be Lindsay’s comeback film…and what a film it’s shaping up to be!

Lindsay Lohan as Victoria Gotti

UPDATE

Lindsay Lohan rumoured to be cast as Victoria Gotti in the John Gotti biopic Gotti: Three Generations and then it was announced by Producer Marc Fiore stated that an agreement couldn’t be reached.

On the same day another annoucement was made that Lindsay was back on the film only this time cast as John Gotti’s daughter-in-law Kim Gotti, a role once rumoured to be headed in Kim Kardashian’s direction.

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This could be the return role for Lindsay Lohan to get her career back on track, and what a way to do it!

Ms Lohan has been hand-picked by the woman whom she might be playing on-screen, Victoria Gotti, daughter of the infamous mobster, John Gotti Sr.

Victoria Gotti, star of the reality TV show Growing Up Gotti, has reportedly hand-picked Ms Lohan over other starlets Blake Lively and Sienna Miller for the forthcoming biopic Gotti: Three Generations starring John Travolta as the ‘Teflon Don’.

The film which is currently in pre-production is directed by Nick Cassavetes and written by Leo Rossi focuses on the relationship between John Gotti Sr, who died in prison in 2002, and his son John Gotti Jr, who for a time took over as head of the Gambino crime family.

There are rumours that James Franco might be up for the role as John Gotti Sr however this is pure speculation at this point in time, however I think he would do great in the role.

As a lifelong fan of gangster films, I will definitely be keeping you all up to date with the latest news on this project which is currently scheduled for a 2013 release.