Barry Levinson

3. Johnny Depp to star as gangster in 'Black Mass'

LOS ANGELES - US star Johnny Depp will play notorious Boston gangster Whitey Bulger in the film "Black Mass", to be directed by Barry Levinson, the producers announced Saturday.

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The Bay, Rated: R, Opens: 11/02/2012

Director Barry Levinson heads to found footage territory with this Lionsgate biological outbreak horror film told through characters' home video footage.

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Film 'Diner' turned into a Broadway-bound musical (AP)

AP - Barry Levinson is returning to the diner.

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Levinson talks about 'Gotti'

Cannes News: Filmmaker chats about Pacino, creating characters -- Barry Levinson's feeling energized by going back to his mob drama roots with Al Pacino onboard to play a key role in "Gotti: Three Generations."

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Al Pacino Goes 'Gotti'

Al Pacino has joined the cast of indie mob drama "Gotti: Three Generations" opposite John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Joe Pesci and Lindsay Lohan.

Pacino will portray Gotti associate Neil Dellacroce. Deal for Pacino was announced Tuesday by Fiore Films at Cannes, where ICM is handling worldwide sales.

ARP nabs 'Bay,' 'Call'

Film News: ARP's co-pros include 'Beauty,' 'Place' -- ARP Selection, one of Gaul's leading distribution and co-production shingles, has acquired a raft of English-language indie pics, including Barry Levinson's "The Bay" and J.C.

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2. 'Rain Man' filmmaker Levinson takes on Gotti story

LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Rain Man" director Barry Levinson has signed on to tell a big-screen story about the John Gotti crime family.

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