Movies
The actor will star alongside Law & Order's Jesse L Martin in Sexual Healing, which chronicles the final three years of the Motown star's life.
It will focus on Gaye's (Martin) emigration to Belgium in 1981 and his comeback the following year after being taken under the wing of promoter Freddy Cousaert (Gandolfini).
The singer was shot and killed by his father on the eve of his 45th birthday in 1984, after he moved into the family home suffering from depression and drug addiction.
The film will be directed by Lauren Goodman and produced by Gandolfini's production company Attaboy Films.
Filming is scheduled to begin in April.
Gandolfini attacked a fan at New York's JFK airport earlier this week.
More: Movies
More Movies News
Movie Reviews
'Top Cat: The Movie' reviewHanna-Barbera's classic cartoon makes a disastrous comeback on the big screen.
Movies Interviews
'Prometheus': Fassbender video interviewMichael Fassbender tells Digital Spy about his android role in Ridley Scott's Prometheus.
At the Movies
How many Snow White dwarves can you name?Nick Frost, Ray Winstone and more try to guess Snow White's classic dwarves.
Movies Galleries
Robert De Niro in new Red Lights postersElizabeth Olsen and Sigourney Weaver also feature in new posters.
