Kelly Preston to play John Travolta's on-screen wife in new Gotti film (and daughter Ella lands a part too)
Kelly Preston has been cast alongside her husband John Travolta in the highly-anticipated new Gotti film.
The Hollywood pair will play a married couple on-screen, with the actress taking on the role of John Gotti Sr's wife Victoria.
And making it a real family affair, their daughter, Ella Bleu, 11, will play their on-screen child, Angel Gotti.
Married to the mob: Kelly Preston, pictured here earlier this week, will star alongside husband John Travolta in the new Gotti film
Family affair: The couple's daughter Ella will play their on-screen child
'She's a terrific actress, and she can really do the role justice,' Steve Honig, a spokesman for the production company, says of Preston, 48.
The film's producer Marc Fiore told People magazine: 'The love and passion between John and Kelly... will bring a huge benefit to John Sr. and his wife, and to tell you the truth, they have a lot in common.
'They both lost a child at a young age and they understand what the Gottis went through when the Gottis lost their child.'
Travolta, 57, who will play the late mafia don in the biopic, has been attached to the project for several months.
Gotti: Three Generations also stars Lindsay Lohan.
The Mean Girls star was recently confirmed for the film and she told U.S. chat show host Jay Leno that she's 'very excited' about star in the film as Kim Gotti, the wife of John Gotti Jr.
She had initially been cast in a larger role but was axed after contract negotiations broke down.
Academy Award winner Barry Levinson has signed on to direct the film.
Levinson said he was attracted to the project because it provides an insider's view. The film is told from the perspective of John Gotti Jr., whose life story was acquired by Fiore Films, which is producing the movie. Gotti Sr. died in prison in 2002.
The real deal: John Gotti Sr will be played by Travolta while Preston takes on the role of the mobster's wife, Victoria
His film Rain Man earned four Oscars in 1988, including best picture and director. Levinson's other credits include Diner, Bugsy and Good Morning, Vietnam.
The film will be shot in New York and it will start filming in January 2012.
Travolta and Preston recently welcomed new son Benjamin into the world, who is now six months old.
The couple's son Jett, who suffered from the rare Kawasaki disease, tragically died in 2009 following a seizure aged 16.
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