Fans of the saga will get their chance to see the film later this winter. The original Godfather might be all we need. “Being on a big, expensive movie that has a producer who’ll want to give me notes? They don’t have enough money on earth to give me to spend a year doing that.” “For me? At my age?” he told British GQ in 2012. But would he ever return to the Corleone family for a Godfather Part IV? While there may be loose ends that a storyteller could pick up and run with, Coppola has shot down the possibility, mostly due to working with a giant studio like Paramount. Last summer, the filmmaker announced he would invest nearly $100 million into Megalopolis, a science fiction epic he’s dreamed of making for nearly two decades. Now, as then, when the system doesn’t work, the system will be by‐passed.”Ĭoppola, now 82, is still around and kicking it.
Even the persnickety New York Times film critic Vincent Canby was in awe of Coppola’s sprawling first chapter, writing at the time, “‘The Godfather,’ however true or false to specific facts, is as dark and ominous a reflection of certain aspects of American life as has ever been presented in a movie designed as sheer entertainment. Starring Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, John Cazale, and many others, The Godfather originally hit theaters on March 24, 1972, and was immediately embraced as a modern classic. It’s also gratifying to celebrate this milestone with Paramount alongside the wonderful fans who’ve loved it for decades, younger generations who still find it relevant today, and those who will discover it for the first time.” “With this 50th anniversary tribute, I’m especially proud Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone is included, as it captures Mario and my original vision in definitively concluding our epic trilogy. “I am very proud of The Godfather, which certainly defined the first third of my creative life,” said Francis Ford Coppola in a statement. The major movie and TV anniversaries of 2022
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