It’s the year of The Godfather. In addition to the original film being re-released to theaters later this month to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the trilogy will also be released on 4K Ultra HD on March 22nd. There will also be not one, but two projects depicting the making of the classic film released, the first of which will be The Offer, a ten-part limited-series for Paramount+. The streaming service has released a new trailer for The Offer that you can check out above.
The Offer is centered around Godfather producer Al Ruddy and will be based on “Ruddy’s “never before revealed experiences” during the production of the film. Miles Teller stars as Al Ruddy (who took over the part from Armie Hammer), with the series also featuring Matthew Goode as producer Robert Evans, Giovanni Ribisi as Joe Colombo, Colin Hanks as Barry Lapidus, Juno Temple as Bettye McCartt, and Dan Fogler as Francis Ford Coppola. The series has been written and executive produced by Michael Tolkin (Escape at Dannemora), with the real-life Al Ruddy also serving as an executive producer alongside Nikki Toscano (Hunters) and Leslie Greif (Hatfields & McCoys). What did you think of The Offer trailer?
As I mentioned earlier, The Offer isn’t the only project revolving around the making of the iconic film in the works. Barry Levinson is also set to direct Francis and the Godfather, which will depict the “chaotic, Shakespearean behind-the-scenes drama” that took place during the production. Francis and the Godfather will star Oscar Isaac as Francis Ford Coppola, Jake Gyllenhaal as Robert Evans, Elisabeth Moss as Eleanor Coppola, and Elle Fanning as Ali MacGraw. Can we handle dueling Godfather projects or will the world implode upon itself. I suppose time will tell.
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