Marlon Brando’s role as Vito Corleone made The Godfather famous, with a voice based on a real-life gangster. Read on for the full story!

He continued: "The other was Marlon Brando, who was not really that old, he was 47, and he was also not Italian. But Laurence Olivier just turned us down, he was not well. So that left Marlon Brando.

Marlon Brando defined Don Corleone, but he almost didn’t get the role! From Elvis to Olivier, here are 10 stars who nearly became The Godfather.

In 1973, Marlon Brando pulled off one of the most audacious stunts in Hollywood history. As the world waited for him to collect his Oscar for The Godfather (1972), a young Indigenous activist ...

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The “Titanic” alum is unrecognizable as late star Marlon Brando in the first trailer for biopic “ Waltzing for Brando.” The feature, written and directed by Bill Fishman, is based on a ...

Election Tuesday brought the first trailer for Waltzing with Brando, the indie biopic in which Titanic ‘s Billy Zane transforms into the Godfather star. Written and directed by Bill Fishman, the ...

Billy Zane stars as Brando in the film, set for release in 2025. The first-look preview opens with his portrayal of the Hollywood legend wrapping on The Godfather. He carries an air of disinterest ...

The 58-year-old appeared as a spitting image of Brando’s Don Vito Corleone from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 mob drama, "The Godfather." Zane is playing Brando, who died in 2004 at age 80, in ...

Billy Zane continues to bring the late Marlon Brando back from the dead with his new movie. Zane, 58, produces and stars in the upcoming Waltzing with Brando, a biopic that follows Brando during the ...

Billy Zane continues to bring the late Marlon Brando back from the dead with his new movie. The new film from director and co-writer Bill Fishman is an adaptation of Bernard Judge’s 2011 book of ...