Tag: Barry Levinson
Chazz Palminteri Joins GOTTI Cast
Hey guys, hope you are not tired of seeing mafia movies. Well, Chazz Palminteri is set to play the role of Mafia boss Paul Castellano in Fiore Films feature film Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father which will start pre-production in September and begin shooting on-location in New York on January 3.
Al Pacino in Barry Levinson’s The Humbling
It looks that Al Pacino is back for good! And it also looks that the legendary actor and director Barry Levinson are definitely serious when it comes to their future projects.
And no, we’re not only thinking of that mob flick Gotti: Three Generations (that we already wrote so much about), because we’ve just learned that Levinson and Pacino are about to shoot another movie this fall! Believe it or not…
So, we’re actually talking about an adaptation of Phillip Roth’s novel titled The Humbling which centers on a famous retired stage actor in decline who moves to upstate New York with a much younger woman, resulting in his reinvigoration.
Or, if you prefer more details, here’s a synopsis part for The Humbling:
“At 65, Simon Axler, a formerly celebrated stage actor, is undergoing a crisis: he can no longer act, his wife leaves him and, suicidal, he checks himself into a psych ward.
Lindsay Lohan in Gotti: Three Generations or NOT?
Let’s all guess – will Lindsay Lohan star in the upcoming Barry Levinson’s Gotti: Three Generations? I have no idea, and actually – I don’t care as long as Al Pacino is in the whole thing.
But for all Lohan’s fans out there – here’s the thing. Apparently, now when Levinson is on board to direct (and not Nick Cassavetes), Lohan is no longer attached to star as (previously reported) Gotti Jr.’s wife.
Here’s what Levinson revealed:
“I didn’t say definitively…someone said to me about Lindsay Lohan and I said, to be honest with you right now, I’m sort of so busy that I have to go sit down and write the piece, and I know her name has been mentioned in relationship to it but right now my focus is trying to just simply write it as opposed to dealing with the specifics of her and the role.”
But, in an interview with The Wrap, producer of the movie, Marc Fiore, revealed:
“Lindsay Lohan is a talented and beautiful actress, she is in the film and will be playing the role of Kim Gotti.”
Al Pacino Joins Gotti: Three Generations
Well, of course I expect to see Al Pacino in Gotti: Three Generations! And I’m happy to hear that he will reunite with director Barry Levinson once again (they previously worked together in You Don’t Know Jack).
Wait, Barry Levinson? Oh, yeah, you already know that previously reported Nick Cassavetes is no longer attached to direct the upcoming biopic. So, what else do I have to share with you? (beside the fact that Travolta’s whole family is attached to star in this project).
Gotti: Three Generations Rejoins Writers for Bugsy
You know Harvard Man James Toback, the man who directed buzz-heavy documentary Tyson about boxer Mike Tyson? Well, this guy has been tapped by Fiore Films to work on the original screenplay of indie crime-drama Gotti: Three Generations.
As we previously told you the feature will be directed and rewritten by Barry Levinson, who replaced Nick Cassavetes last month. Toback is hired to perform additional writing services.
Barry Levinson Takes Over for Nick Cassavetes to Direct Gotti: Three Generations
The Bugsy director Barry Levinson is in talks to film the real-crime epic Gotti: Three Generations, from a script by Leo Rossi, told from the perspective of John Gotti Jr.
Nick Cassavetes was previously attached to direct but dropped out in April, before scheduling issues with his drama Yellow.
Barry Levinson to Direct Timothy McVeigh Bombing Movie O.K.C.
Another indie drama is coming. And we’re here to report that You Don’t Know Jack (HBO’s Jack Kevorkian pic), Man of the Year, What Just Happened director Barry Levinson will be in charge for this project titled O.K.C.
O.K.C. is the movie that will focus on the trial of Timothy McVeigh, the man responsible for the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
According to Deadline the film is written by Clay Wold, whose brother was on the McVeigh defense team, and that “he clerk’s determination to expose the truth led to a bigger conspiracy and nearly destroyed the young man.”
What Just Happened? New Poster and Review
Today we have newly released “What Just Happened?” poster.
Barry Levinson’s ”What Just Happened?” is based on Art Linson’s memoir (book and screenplay) about his experiences as a Hollywood producer.
Rober De Niro will play a Linson-like producer who is going through two weeks of hell as he tries to get a picture made. Sean Penn and Bruce Willis play themselves. Continue Reading…
“What Just Happened?” Trailer
Barry Levinson’s “What Just Happened?” is based on Art Linson’s memoir (book and screenplay) about his experiences as a Hollywood producer.
Rober De Niro plays a Linson-like producer who is going through two weeks of hell as he tries to get a picture made.
Sean Penn and Bruce Willis play themselves.
The other famous faces take part in a comedy the filmmakers hope will do for moviemaking what Wag The Dog did for politics. Continue Reading…
