A couple weeks ago, director Nick Cassavetes dropped out of the crime drama Gotti: Three Generations.  Variety reports that Barry Levinson will now climb into the director's chair.  The movie will center on the relationship between John Gotti Sr. (John Travolta) and his son, John Gotti Jr., who turned his back on mob life.  Joe Pesci will play Gotti's deputy Angelo Ruggiero while Lindsay Lohan will play John Gotti Jr.'s wife, Kim Gotti.  And in a nice little bit of nepotism, Travolta's 11-year-old daughter Ella Bleu also has a role in the film.Gotti will mark a return to the gangster genre for Levinson.  He previously helmed 1991's biopic Bugsy.  Hopefully, Gotti will also mark a return to Levinson making good movies, which he hasn't done since 1999's Liberty Heights.  His latest film, The Bay, will be released by Lionsgate, and Levinson is also attached to direct O.K.C., which is about the trial of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.  Filming on Gotti is expected to begin this fall for a late 2012 release date.