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🪡 🎥 The making of #TheGodfather — some facts, clips & the challenges of getting #MarlonBrando #AlPacino for their now critically acclaimed performances.
Paramount didn’t want #MarlonBrando. With Coppolas insistence, Brando finally landed the part after a number of screen tests and even an arrangement for Brando to personally post a bond to cover any potential costs incurred by any possible poor on-set behavior.
The producers had agreed to pay me my usual fee, but several weeks into the
filming, they still hadn’t signed a formal contract. I complained, but they kept making excuses. I knew they were trying to wait me out; after they had enough footage, they’d say (1/8)
filming, they still hadn’t signed a formal contract. I complained, but they kept making excuses. I knew they were trying to wait me out; after they had enough footage, they’d say (1/8)
their financing had fallen through and that they couldn’t pay me what they’d promised. In situations like this, you can’t always simply walk off a movie. You might not be paid for the work you’ve already done, and a studio can tie you up in court for years (2/8)
while cranking out publicity blaming you for its larceny. But as noted earlier, once filming begins, actors gain an edge over producers, who don’t want to stop because if they do they’ll lose whatever money they’ve already spent and still have no picture. (3/8)
