New JFK Thriller ASSASSINATION to Star Al Pacino, Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia LaBeouf, and Courtney Love
Director David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross, Wag the Dog) is set to helm a JFK thriller titled Assassination and he’s brought together a great ensemble cast for the project! That cast includes Al Pacino (The Godfather), Viggo Mortensen (Green Book), John Travolta (Pulp Fiction), Shia LaBeouf (Honey Boy), Rebecca Pidgeon (Heist) and Courtney Love (The People vs. Larry Flynt).
The movie will offer a new take on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, but this time it will be told from the mob’s point of view, “reimagining his death as a hit ordered by Chicago mob kingpin Sam Giancana as payback for JFK’s attempt to undermine the mob after they helped get him elected (that thread formed a big part of Oliver Stone’s JFK).”
Mamet co-wrote the script for the movie with Nicholas Celozzi, who is Giancana’s grandnephew. The film is being produced by Corey Large (It Follows) along with Celozzi (The Class). Executive producers include John Burnham, Arclight Films’ Gary Hamilton and Pia Patatian, Jordan Nott, Bernie Gewissler and Amar Balaggan.
Hamilton said in a statement: “With the undeniable talent of David Mamet at the helm and our stellar cast led by Viggo Mortensen, Al Pacino, Shia LaBeouf and John Travolta, the stars have truly aligned. Assassination is a riveting and gripping thriller set in a pivotal period in American history, brilliantly crafted by Mamet – it’s an absolutely fantastic project.”
Production is scheduled to start in September in Vancouver.
Source: Deadline