After Assante's (sp??) turn as Gotti, I don't see why anyone would want to retell the story. Travolta is too old. Although he's a good actor, Assante inhabited that role and made it his.
Anthony Quinn wasn't bad either. So why bother.

Yeah, 'Uncle Junior" (aka Chianese) would be perfect for Carlo Gambino, but it ain't gonna happen.

The only actor around nowadays who has (perhaps) both the right look and the acting chops to play Gotti is perhaps Nick Turturro.

You've gotta be a fucking idiot if you're still convinced this will suck.

Thanks .

They have the actors. It's going to be entertaining. But it's not going to be true to the story. Not with Victoria and John Junior behind the scenes.

You've gotta be a fucking idiot if you're still convinced it's not going to be a whitewash .

Lindsdey lohan... movie will fail

Al Pacino signs on for role in Gotti: Three Generations


The star filled cast of the upcoming movie “Gotti: Three Generations” has added another icon to the list. Long time Hollywood star Al Pacino has signed on to co-star in the new Gotti movie. Pacino will play Gambino family mobster Neil Dellacroce who was a mentor to John Gotti Sr as he rose through the ranks of the family. Pacino has starred in many othe successful mob movies and now joins with fellow movie star Joe Pesci who also is known for his great roles in mob genre movies.

James Toback has also been brought according to The Hollywood Reporter to rewrite the script. The script was originally written by mob movie regular Leo Rossi and John Gotti Jr. Nick Cassevetes was originally signed on to direct the film and also rewrite the script but had to abandon the project and new director Barry Levinson.

The movie also stars John Travolta who signed on in January to play the role of the “Dapper Don” John Gotti Sr , Lindsay Lohan , Kelly Preston, and Ella Bleu. Marc Fiore is producing the film and now that the cast is seemingly starting to come together after some bumps along the way it seems like this thing will actually happen.



http://mafiareport.com/al-pacino-signs-on-for-role-in-gotti-three-generations

Great actors, terrible casting.

Hope it works out but Pesci as Angelo Ruggiero doesn't sound good to me. Anybody hear of a time frame when the movie is supposed to be out?

Pacino, Travolta, Pesci or not, Armand Assante is Gotti.

A lot can happen between now and then. Who knows, maybe Joe Pesci reads this topic and reconsiders his role.