Nearly three decades after Face/Off redefined action cinema, John Woo and Nicolas Cage are teaming up again for Gambino, a new crime biopic about notorious New York mob boss Carlo Gambino. The film — written by George Gallo (Bad Boys) and Nick Vallelonga (Green Book) — will see Cage step into the role of the quiet but ruthless mafia patriarch, with Woo once again behind the camera.

According to the official synopsis, the film will follow Carlo Gambino, “a butcher’s son from Sicily, who rules New York’s underworld with quiet authority.” After his death sends shockwaves through the city, Pulitzer-winning journalist Jimmy Breslin embarks on a mission to uncover the man behind the myth. Through the recollections of those who feared and loved him, Breslin’s investigation reveals how Gambino rose from an outsider to one of the most powerful figures in American organized crime.

The project has been in development for years but was recently retooled with Woo, Cage, and a new producing team led by Cassian Elwes (Mudbound, The Butler), Edward Zeng of NextG Films, and Robert Daly Jr. and David Lipper of Latigo Films (Not Without Hope). NextG Films is financing the movie, with Cage, Gallo, and Vallelonga also serving as producers. Zeng, who last year launched a $100 million film investment fund with Elwes, said the project represents the partnership’s larger vision:

“At NextG Film, our vision is to unite the finest creative talents of Hollywood with the bold entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley. Together, we aim to deliver an epic cinematic experience that brings audiences back to the theater again and again — an experience that not only entertains, but inspires people to reflect on the world we live in today.”

In a fun coincidence, Cage’s Face/Off co-star John Travolta once portrayed another mob boss — John Gotti — in 2018’s Gotti.