A biopic about legendaryTheGodfatheractor,Marlon Brandoproduced by and starringTitanicstarBilly Zaneis coming to our screens soon. TitledWaltzing With Brando, the feature is set to premiere next month at Italy’s Torino Film Festival, and ahead of its world premiere, a first look still from the feature has been released. The image shows Zane as Brando recreating an unforgettable image of Don Vito Corleone, Brando’s memorable character from the 1972 crime classic. At first glance, it’s incredibly impossible to tell Brando isn’t the one in the image, as theTitanicvillain shares an uncanny resemblance with the late cinema legend.
Written and directed byBill Fishman,Waltzing With Brandois an adaptation ofBernard Judge’s 2011 book of the same name. Judge was an architect who encountered Brando during a period that coincided with the actor’s filming forThe GodfatherandLast Tango in Paris. Brando ultimately became an inspiration to Judge, convincing the young architect to build him what would be the world’s first ecological retreat on the Tahitian island of Tetiaroa. For the rest of his career, Judge became renowned for his environmentally-conscious designs and innovations. Their work relationship blossomed into friendship with both even living together at some point.
What To Expect From ‘Waltzing With Brando’
Waltzing With Brandoisn’t your typical biopic chronicling a person’s full life story but will instead attempt to depict a distinct period in Marlon’s life. “The tone of the movie is…. It’s not your average biopic, it’s not a cradle-to-grave story,” Zane previously toldEntertainment Weeklyin an interview. “It’s a five-year period, and a unique friendship between his architect and him, trying to figure out sustainable design in the late sixties and early seventies in Tahiti. It’s curiously a really great lens on a figure, as opposed to trying to tell a whole lifetime.”
In addition toThe GodfatherandLast Tango in Paris, the biopic will also cover Brando’s time as Kal-El’s Kryptonian dad inSuperman(1978). So we can expect to see Zane slip into a suit in a recreation of another memorable Marlon Brando role as he further shared: “Literally, we just added a little outtake as Jor-El — of him doing outtakes during the filming of [Superman]. We found that [footage] online and thought it was the funniest thing.” It all seems as thoughWaltzing With Brandowill be a nostalgic experience for lovers ofMarlon Brando filmsas well as those who shared the screen with him. We should also expect an incredible performance from Zane with the festival’s directorGiulio BasetellingVarietyof his performance; “You won’t believe it: he is possessed by Marlon Brando,”
A theatrical release date is yet to be announced butWaltzing with Brandowill show on the closing night at the Torino Film Festival which is scheduled to run from Nov. 22 to 30 in Turin, Italy. A trailer is expected to arrive soon, so stay tuned to Collider for more.
The Godfather
Don Vito Corleone, head of a mafia family, decides to hand over his empire to his youngest son, Michael. However, his decision unintentionally puts the lives of his loved ones in grave danger.
