LOS ANGELES — Hollywood has produced no shortage of movies and TV shows about the mob, but this one’s coming straight from the most high-profile source imaginable: John “Junior” Gotti has sold the rights to his life story.
The 46-year-old son of the late, legendary Gambino crime family leader, “Dapper Don” John Gotti, has agreed to a deal with the independent production company Fiore Films. Financial details weren’t made available because of a signed nondisclosure agreement, but a film about Gotti’s life is in the works with a production budget of $15 million.
Gotti was tried four times since 2005 for racketeering, with each trial ending in a hung jury. He was released from prison in December after serving nine years in a previous racketeering case.
These days, he’s simultaneously working on a book and a screenplay with actor-writer Leo Rossi, which should be done by the end of the year. Casting should be announced around then, too. Gotti said previous movies about his family were mostly false because they relied on accounts from journalists or government agents.
The 46-year-old son of the late, legendary Gambino crime family leader, “Dapper Don” John Gotti, has agreed to a deal with the independent production company Fiore Films. Financial details weren’t made available because of a signed nondisclosure agreement, but a film about Gotti’s life is in the works with a production budget of $15 million.
Gotti was tried four times since 2005 for racketeering, with each trial ending in a hung jury. He was released from prison in December after serving nine years in a previous racketeering case.
These days, he’s simultaneously working on a book and a screenplay with actor-writer Leo Rossi, which should be done by the end of the year. Casting should be announced around then, too. Gotti said previous movies about his family were mostly false because they relied on accounts from journalists or government agents.
