John Travolta Stars in First Trailer for Gotti
John Travolta stars in the first trailer for upcoming gangster biopic Gotti.
Telling the story of the notorious gangster, John Gotti, the film follows the notoriously dapper gangster, nicknamed the Teflon Don, over the course of three decades. Kelly Preston, Travolta’s real-life wife, plays Gotti’s wife, Victoria. Chris Kerson (True Detective) plays Willie Boy Johnson (who gets got) and Spencer Lofranco (King Cobra) plays Gotti’s son, John Gotti, Jr.
Gotti was acquitted in three separate criminal trials before he was eventually convicted of murder in 1992. He died in prison at the age of 61.
Entourage star Kevin Connolly is in the director’s chair, told Entertainment Weekly: “There are nice cars and fancy suits in the movie, but we’re also showing where all that eventually leads,” Connolly told EW. He also noted, “HBO made a Gotti movie in 1996, but his death, which was horrible, hasn’t been covered too much. That’s a different angle that we’re going to explore.”
The film hits cinemas on Dec. 15, 2017.