Gallo joins Bardem in Coppola movie

American director and actor Vincent Gallo poses during a photocall for his film ''The Brown Bunny'' at the 56th International Film Festival in Cannes, May 21, 2003. Gallo's film entry is one of twenty in competition for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the 12-day film festival on the French Riviera.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Vincent Gallo is joining Javier Bardem in Francis Ford Coppola's family drama "Tetro," which starts shooting later this month in Buenos Aires.

Gallo will play the title character, a brother in a family torn apart by rivalries and betrayal. Newcomer Alden Ehrenreich plays the younger brother who searches for him in the Argentinean capital. Bardem plays a local literary critic, and Maribel Verdu plays Tetro's longtime love interest.

Gallo is known for his on-set battles directing "Buffalo '66," his provocative off-screen comments, and a sexually explicit scene in his film "Brown Bunny" with one-time girlfriend Chloe Sevigny.

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