John 'Junior' Gotti agrees to movie about his life

[September 22, 2010]  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hollywood has produced no shortage of movies and television about the mob, but this one's coming straight from the most high-profile source imaginable: John "Junior" Gotti has sold the rights to his life story.

The 46-year-old son of late Gambino crime family leader John Gotti has agreed to a deal with Fiore Films. Financial details weren't given, but a film about Gotti's life has a production budget of $15 million.

Gotti was tried four times since 2005 for racketeering, with each trial ending in a hung jury. He was released from prison in December after serving nine years in a previous racketeering case. He says he left organized crime in 1999.

These days, he's writing a screenplay, which should be done by the end of the year. Casting should be announced around then, too, with shooting to begin in March.

[Associated Press]

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