NEWS

**NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE: The multi-talented Joe Pesci is inked to join the fim Gotti: Three Generations. Nick Cassavetes directs; John Travolta is also signed with the project. Pesci will play Gotti Senior deputy Angelo Ruggiero.

**GREENDAY, FUNDAY: Universal is making a feature of American Idiot. Our Dusty Cakes (Oscar winner for Milk) could be the one to write the screenplay.

**ONLY THE LONELY: 2 CAA agents, Tony Lipp and Kelly Tiffan, leave to become managers. Lipp will be taking some of his clients with him: Matt Bomer, Nathan Lane, Patrick Wilson Stanley Tucci to name a few.

**CANNES DEBUTS: Gus Van Sant's Restless will have a Cannes Film Festival release, May 12th and Disney's 4th installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise On Stranger Tides will screen May 14th.

**PHOTO OP: Sean Penn plans to join Warner Bros. The Last Photograph. Christian Bale is on board and Niels Arden Oplev directs.

**SPLITSVILLE: Matt Weiner (Mad Men creator) splits with 10-year manager Keith Addis. Who could blame these two? This last round of negotiations of Mad Men with AMC, Weiner and Lionsgate were FIERCE, LONGGGGGG and took forever!!

**SERIES: TruTV plans to negotiate show developments from the Scott brothers, Ridley and Tony. Motoclash, a docu on the longest, most dangerous motorcycle race.