Al Pacino, Viggo Mortensen and John Travolta to lead JFK movie `Assassination` – Moviesapple

Veteran actor Al PacinoHollywood stars Viggo Mortensen and John Travolta will feature in filmmaker-playwright David Mamet`s ``Assassination``, a film about the assassination of

former US president John F Kennedy. Actors Shia LaBeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon and Golden Globe-nominated singer Courtney Love will also star in the movie, which studio Arclight is

launching for the Cannes market, reported entertainment news outlet Deadline. `Assassination` will retell the fateful murder of Kennedy 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. Mamet, known for directing

movies such as `Homicide`, `Oleanna` and `The Spanish Prisoner`, has co-written the new film`s script with Nicholas Celozzi, who will also produce the project along with Corey

Large. John Burnham, Arclight Films` Gary Hamilton and Pia Patatian, Jordan Nott, Bernie Gewissler and Amar Balaggan. The movie will start production in Vancouver, Canada, in

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