Nick Cassavetes Drops Out Of Directing ‘Gotti’ Film
First Published: April 19, 2011 1:39 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images
Caption Director Nick Cassavetes and John Travolta attend the “Gotti” press conference at Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Central Park West Room on April 12, 2011 in New York CityNEW YORK, N.Y. -- Nick Cassavetes has dropped out of directing a planned biopic of John Gotti.
Executive producer Marc Fiore said Tuesday that Cassavetes had to withdraw due to a scheduling conflict. “Gotti: Three Generations” is scheduled to begin production in the fall.
The film is to star John Travolta as the leader of the legendary Gambino crime family. Joe Pesci is to play Gotti associate Angelo Ruggiero.
The famous mobster died in prison in 2002. His son, 47-year-old John “Junior” Gotti, sold film rights to Fiore last year for an undisclosed amount.
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