The Godfather’ trilogy is one of the most iconic film series in Hollywood. In the first part, Marlon Brando plays the magnetic yet dangerous Don Vito Corleone. Of course, the film was a tremendous ...

Here are some fun facts that you may not have known about “Part II” on its 40th anniversary: 1. De Niro, the Method Actor To prepare for his role as Vito Corleone, De Niro, lived in Sicily and ...

Al Pacino said Paramount once offered him $1 million to star in "The Godfather Part II." In his memoir, "Sonny Boy," Pacino said he initially turned it down because the script was incomplete.

Given the monumental success of The Godfather, The Sicilian was primed for a big-screen adaptation as quickly as possible. Puzo was paid $1 million for the film rights to his book by Gladden ...

Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino filming “The Godfather Part III” in 1990. ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection “I thought it was going to be a special failure,” Coppola admitted.

For many, outside of the “Godfather” movies this is Al Pacino ’s best film. We also want to shout out Charles Durning, who is great in “Dog Day Afternoon.” ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to NPR producer Marc Rivers about the 50th anniversary of The Godfather Part II and what makes a good movie sequel.