Sir Anthony Hopkins joins John Travolta in `John Gotti` biopic

Washington: Sir Anthony Hopkins is set to star alongside John Travolta in the much awaited movie about mobster John Gotti.

The film`s international distribution is up for grabs at the Cannes Film Festival and executives at IM Global have announced that Hopkins has signed up, although his role is still a mystery, Contactmusic reported. Travolta was picked up as the lead of `Gotti: In The Shadow of My Father` in 2010, while Nick Cassavetes was roped in to direct the movie, and Lindsay Lohan and Joe Pesci were announced as potential co-stars. But Cassavetes and Pesci pulled themselves out of the project amid delays in 2011 and a deal with Lohan couldn`t be brokered out, which prompted many Hollywood insiders to believe that John Gotti, Jr.`s biopic may never be made. ANI