Joe Pesci to play Travolta's deputy in John Gotti biopic
News
oi-Prakash KL
By Ramchander
Joe
Pesci
has
been
roped
in
to
play
John
Travolta's
deputy
in
mobster
John
Gotti
biopic.
The
actor
has
confirmed
the
news
and
has
expressed
his
happiness
over
being
a
part
of
the
project.
Joe
Pesci
will
be
reprising
the
role
of
caporegime
of
the
Gambino
crime
family
and
close
associate
of
John
Gotti.
The
actor
has
said
that
he
is
delighted
to
work
with
his
friend
and
director
Nick
Cassavetes.
"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",
the
WENN
quoted
the
actor
as
saying.
Gotti:
Three
Generations
is
mainly
based
on
the
relationship
of
John
Gotti
Sr,
and
his
son
John
Gotti
Jr.
The
movie
is
directed
by
Nick
Cassavetes
and
produced
by
Marc
Fiore.