Dominic Cooper to star in ‘Gotti’?
July 29th, 2011 - 6:40 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Actor Dominic Cooper will reportedly star as John Gotti Jr. in forthcoming Mafia movie “Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father”.
Director Barry Levinson is keen to sign up Cooper who has impressed him and the producers with his passion for the role of John Gotti Jr.
“He’s read the Gotti script and already has great suggestions for the role,”femalefirst.co.uk quoted a source as saying.
The movie, which will also star Lindsay Lohan, Joe Pesci and Kelly Preston, is based on the true story of New York crime boss John Gotti (Travolta) whose son was brought up to be inducted into the Gambino crime family, but he attempts to escape that world.
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