John Gotti is one of the most well known mobsters in history. His story, an interesting one to say the least has yet to receive a proper big screen telling. 2017 was set to change that as John Travolta was set to play the popular gangster himself. However, close to the films release, Gotti lost its distributor.
Fast forward a few months in 2018 and Vertical Entertainment has come on board as the theatrical distributor of John Travolta’s Gotti and has set a June 15 date for the films wide release. The deal was made with Sunrider Productions’ Edward Walson, who picked up the rights to the film in December after the feature was dropped from the schedule of previous distributor Lionsgate Premiere, the studio label that specializes in limited theatrical runs and day-and-date VOD releases. Keya Morgan stated,
“We pulled it, not the other way around. We did two recent screenings and had amazing feedback. We had only had four to five days left in the contract to get the film out of their hands,”
Time will tell as to whether or not the film will be any good as anytime a film loses its distributor, usually signals bad fortune for the film.
