Yesterday (April 20), Fiore Films confirmed that Lindsay Lohan is finally working again, in the role of Kim Gotti, wife of Junior Gotti, in the biopic Gotti: Three Generations about one of New York’s crime families reports the Hollywood Reporter.
Originally, Lohan was being considered for the role of Victoria Gotti, daughter of the John Gotti Sr, the dapper patriarch who managed to avoid legal consequences for his criminal activity, earning him the nickname ‘Teflon Don.’ He died of cancer in 2002 while serving a life term for murder, racketeering, extortion and tax evasion. He will be played by John Travolta, and Joe Pesci will play one of his minions.
Instead Lohan will play Kim Gotti, wife of Junior Gotti, who sold the rights to his life story to the film company, which is developing the project with a focus on the relationship between father and son. The character of John Gotti Jr has yet to be cast.
Lohan almost didn’t get the part due to demands made by her management team, but she appealed personally to executive producer, Marc Fiore.
“I think it’s such an iconic story," Lohan told the Associated Press. "I think it’s a great story to be told. I’m honored to be working with John Travolta and Joe Pesci."
She believes the role as Kim Gotti has parallels to her own life.
"You don’t get to see the heart behind the story and the real side of people," she said of most mob movies, which tend towards guns and violence. "I can relate to that because I think that I’ve been portrayed in a certain light. I just want to do my best to show what their family really went through."
Lohan, 24, is no stranger to criminal troubles. She currently faces a felony grand theft case in Los Angeles after a jewelry store accused her of stealing a $2,500 necklace, and is due in court for a hearing on Friday.
The film is expected to start shooting in New York in October, with a 2012 release date.