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Gary Oldman, Malin Akerman, Michael Clarke Duncan and Harvey Keital have also boarded the project, reports Variety.
The film follows a "charismatic young man" (Ventimiglia) who builds an influential crime empire.
Entourage writer Cliff Dorfman is penning and directing the picture.
Filming is scheduled to begin later this month in New Orleans.
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