Things are beginning to look a little rough for Gotti: Three Generations, the “film about the Gambino crime family boss John ‘The Dapper Don’ Gotti and his son John Gotti, Jr.” It turns out that film, which is set to star John Travolta as Gotti, Sr. and co-star Joe Pesci, just lost its director, The Notebook and Alpha Dog helmsman Nick Cassavettes, according to /Film.
A press conference was held today in New York by John Travolta, director Nick Cassavetes, and Fiore Films CEO Mark Fiore to discuss the new film, Gotti: Three Generations, in which they discussed Travolta’s role as mob boss John Gotti, Travolta’s “beautiful love” with the Gotti family, and the rumors that Lindsay Lohan will star in the film as Victoria Gotti, John Gotti’s daughter.
Because there is no justice or decency in the world, for the third day in a row, there is breaking casting news about Lindsay Lohan potentially working on a third film. Earlier this week, we had it that Lohan was auditioning for a role in Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot, and then yesterday news broke that Lohan might star as Sharon Tate in one of three upcoming Charles Manson biopics. And now, it looks like Lohan is in final talks to play the always-classy Victoria Gotti in Gotti: Three Generations, with John Travolta.
Please excuse me while I let loose with a ten-minute sigh.
Well, it’s been exactly 6.234 seconds since we’ve had a mob-related film, TV show, or TV movies, it was announced today that John Travolta will the tackle the real-life role of John Gotti Sr. in Gotti: Three Generations.
Hey, remember back in the day (translation, 1997), when Nicolas Cage and John Travolta starred in a little flick called Face/ Off, in which they play sworn enemies who switch each others’ faces and take over each others’ lives? And remember how both actors had so much charm and chops that they totally pulled it off and saved the film and its ridiculous premise?
You do? Too bad. Prepare to be disappointed, because the duo is set to go at it again, and maybe again after that, and the charm/ chops level have gone the way of both actors’ hairlines.
John Travolta has been a professional actor for over 30 years, and when your resume is as long as his you’re considered a veteran. Therefore it’s no surprise that he will appear at this year’s TV Land Awards, which honors the best in vintage television. You know, the good ol’ days? Travolta will be part of a special tribute to the show that jump started his career, “Welcome Back, Kotter.”
It seems as if John Travolta is looking to revive his career — again. The star is said to be circling the developing mob-centric biopic based on the life of John Gotti. The real life New York based gangster became world reknowned during the eighties and early nineties as he moved up the mafia ranks to become the infamous “Teflon Don.”
The two standout movies coming out this week are both love stories. The first is director Lasse Hallstrom’s adaptation of Nicholas Sparks‘ newest bestseller, Dear John. The man who wrote The Notebook, brings us the story a young soldier named John Tyree (Channing Tatum) and his one true love Savannah (Amanda Seyfried). The pair have good on screen chemistry and are not bad to look at. I definitely think this movie will be number 1 this week.
The other movie worth watching is Pierre Morel‘s film From Paris With Love. This isn’t a love story in the traditional sense, although it is about the love one man has for action. It stars John Travolta as a bad ass Agent and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
Complete list of movie reviews and trailers for this week after the jump…
From Paris With Love surprised me in many ways. Initially, the thought of John Travolta doing a slightly different version of his character from The Taking of Pelham 123, just didn’t appeal to me. I walked in expecting to laugh and cringe at how horrible it was, but soon discovered that it wasn’t as bad as I thought. It’s not an epic action film that leaves a mark on your life like the first Die Hard, but it has its moments. So, laughter – yes, cringing – minimal.
