Originally posted by Patrick:
this is from another thread i started sometime ago:
article from May 2001:
Joe Pesci to inform on the Mob in new thriller
Joe Pesci is lining up to star in the new Mafia thriller Don't Say a Word.
The Goodfellas and Casino star told friends that he had been looking for a change of image.
But director Roland Joffe has tempted him back to the world of the Mob in the Mafia biopic.
The story focuses on the life of Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano, who exposed his bosses to the FBI and entered a Witness Protection Programme.
Joffe, who made The Mission and The Killing Fields, is hoping to get the film into production in the autumn.
A source close to Pesci told Ananova: "Joe wants to work with Roland and loves the story.
"But he wants to cut down on the violence. He feels the bloodshed has been getting in the way of his career."
Story filed: 15:21 Tuesday 29th May 2001
source
nothing on imdb. -Pat
Holy smokes! I've never seen this story before today. But I have made the same argument on this board previously. Pesci would be a
perfect Sammy Gravanno.
