Barry Levinson replaces Nick Cassavetes in Gotti biopic
News
oi-Prakash KL
By Ramchander
Barry
Levinson
has
replaced
the
Nick
Cassavetes
for
much-hyped
movie
Gotti:
Three
Generations.
The
makers
of
the
film
have
made
the
announcement
yesterday
that
they
have
roped
in
the
Rain
Man
director.
Levinson
has
said
that
the
story
has
impressed
him,
as
it
has
to
be
told
in
the
insider's
point
of
view.
"What
really
attracted
me
to
the
story
was
that
it
was
from
the
perspective
of
John
Gotti
Jr.
You
see
an
insider's
look
that
I
haven't
seen
told
before",
the
Aceshowbiz
quoted
the
filmmaker
as
saying.
Gotti:
Three
Generations
is
mainly
based
on
the
relationship
of
John
Gotti
Sr,
and
his
son
John
Gotti
Jr.
The
movie
is
produced
by
Marc
Fiore.
It
features
John
Travolta,
Joe
Pesci
and
Lindsay
Lohan
in
the
leads.