John Travolta to depict mob boss John Gotti Snr

NEW YORK,  (Reuters Life!) – John Travolta will  portray notorious New York organized crime boss, the late John  Gotti, in a new mob movie that may also feature troubled  actress Lindsay Lohan, producers said yesterday.

John Travolta

“Gotti: Three Generations,” will also co-star actor Joe  Pesci as Gotti’s close friend Angelo Ruggiero. Lohan is “in  talks” to be cast in the film, producer Marc Fiore told a news  conference attended by Lohan.

The independently-financed film will tell the story of  Gotti, the infamous American mobster who became boss of the  Gambino crime family and the relationship with his family and  son, John Gotti Jr., who himself rose to head the Gambinos and  sold the rights to his life story for the film.

“This is probably the most interesting, untold story in  this country, and what a character to approach and understand,”  Travolta, 57, told a news conference.

Fiore did not say what role Lohan was in talks to play, but  media reports have said she is being considered for the role of  Gotti Snr.’s daughter Victoria Gotti.

Lohan, 24, whose once promising Hollywood career has been  sidelined by three years of jail spells, rehab and court  appearances, is currently facing trial and a possible jail  sentence in Los Angeles on a jewelry theft charge.

John J. Gotti, known as the “Teflon Don” for evading  convictions on several charges that wouldn’t stick, died of  cancer in prison aged 61 in 2002. He was eventually convicted  and sentenced to life in prison for murder, racketeering,  extortion and tax evasion.

His son, John A. Gotti, lived up to his father’s reputation  by eluding conviction in four racketeering trials between 2004  and 2009 with the defense that he quit mob life.

The role of Gotti Jr. is yet to be cast. Gotti, 47, told  reporters that he wanted audiences to see the pain his father  suffered rather than the ruthless, outspoken and charismatic  figure he became known as.