John Gotti might’ve been the consummate wise guy, but for John Travolta, Kelly Preston, and director Kevin Connolly, exploring his life on the big screen was more about depicting the love and loyalty at the heart of the crime boss’ complex family dynamic.
Speaking ahead of the world premiere of “Gotti” on May 15, when Travolta will also receive Variety’s first Cinema Icon Award at the Hotel du Cap, the trio talked about finding a fresh take for the most famous mobster in modern memory: the swaggering, larger-than-life Dapper Don whose “side of the story has never really been told,” according to Connolly.
The director, who describes himself as a “huge fan” of the genre, said he was mindful of the precedent set by iconic mob films and TV series like “Goodfellas” and “The Sopranos.” “It’s been done so well, so many times, by so many people, so...
Speaking ahead of the world premiere of “Gotti” on May 15, when Travolta will also receive Variety’s first Cinema Icon Award at the Hotel du Cap, the trio talked about finding a fresh take for the most famous mobster in modern memory: the swaggering, larger-than-life Dapper Don whose “side of the story has never really been told,” according to Connolly.
The director, who describes himself as a “huge fan” of the genre, said he was mindful of the precedent set by iconic mob films and TV series like “Goodfellas” and “The Sopranos.” “It’s been done so well, so many times, by so many people, so...
- 5/14/2018
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety - Film News
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