Los Angeles Dec 6 (IANS) Production banner Lionsgate has dropped its John Gotti biopic starring John Travolta just 10 days before the movie s scheduled release date.
The studio did not give any explanation for selling "Gotti" back to the production company Emmett/Furla/Oasis at the eleventh hour reports tmz.com.
Directed by Kevin Connolly the film was slated for a release on December 15 and it also co-starred Travolta s wife Kelly Preston.
The makers are now hunting for new distributors. There are chances of the release date getting pushed to 2018.
The crime-drama covers the life of the infamous leader of the Gambino crime family.
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