Vincent Gallo ("Buffalo 66," "The Brown Bunny") will join Oscar winner Javier Bardem and Maribel Verdu in Francis Ford Coppola's "Tetro" reports the trades.

The Buenos Aires-set tale follows a family "marred by tragedy and betrayal", is based on some nonfiction experiences of his, and has a $15 million capped budget.

Shooting is scheduled to begin March 31st for an anticipated release in 2009.