After the success of the "godfather" in 1972 and the even greater success of the "godfather Part II" in 1974, the writer/director Francis Ford Coppola was made with the series. He felt that the stories of Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando in the present, Robert de Niro in retrospectives) and His son Michael (Al Pacino) were told. Coppola told Shakespeare's complex drama about the man's loyalty to his family's leading crowd and how that seemingly honest quality underestimates his desire to live a normal life. As a result of Michael gained power in the crowd, and as he raised the ranks, he lost his soul. In his more lucid moments, he was in peace with that.

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Coppola was over, but Paramount wanted to continue, knowing that the "Godfather" films were not just prestigious images, but big blockbusters. By having the studio, Paramount wanted to put a stool to the "godfather" and milk it for everything worth it. Robert de Niro has nipples. You can really milk it. In 1985 Brooks spent the project, knowing that the "godfather" should remain in the hands of Coppola. Paramount began to burst. They wanted a third "godfather" So bad.

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There is a paragraph at the time mentioned by the stalemate "godfather III" projects floating through Hollywood at the time. It seems that there was even a version of the "Godfather Part III" that was supposed to play Sylvester Stallone as Michael and Johnon Travolta like his son Anthony.

As we know, Coppola eventually returned to make the "godfather Part III" in 1990, and is considered to be the worst of the three films. Many criticize her waving drama, and most people did not like Sofia Coppola's performance as Maria, Anthony's first cousin, whom he novel. The 162-minute theater was nominated for the best picture of the Academy Awards, but even at the time, it felt like a tired obligation, not as a real recognition of quality. When the film came into a home video in 1991, he was moving for 1970 minutes, fixing some of the walking problems. Finally, in 2020, Coppola repeated the film again, changing the aperture, closing and lots of music. The final intersection lasts only 158 minutes. It is said that the film was looking for so much flicker just to become viewers. And to think that the project started with about 15 years of development of hell.

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The Times article only mentioned that Stallone was "almost" signed to play the godfather, so it was not produced by the real "Godfather" project based on Stalloni. Indeed, he was one of the many actors and directors who are said to orbit the project during the 1980s. According to the 2015 mental thread article, Martin Scorsese, Michael Mann and Warren Beatty were also courted.

Since Stallone did not write a draft or did not apply to the project, there were no further details of sharing, except to say that Paramount wanted him to write, direct and act in it. Know that Stallone was not thrilled by the idea. In fact, he thought it was one of the worst ideas that could arise.

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In Interview for 2010 is not cool newsStallone was asked about the time when he was almost attached to the "godfather Part III" and that he was not the fonduent of the idea. Stallone remembers that he is angry at the very thought of what he said to the biggest great. To quote:

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"The" Godfather III "situation took place when the head of Paramount introduced me an already printed poster that had my image and under it" godfather III ", written, acted and directed by Silvester Stallone." withdraw from him for monetary reasons.

Why Stallone? Maybe because he, as a Coppola, made a prestige blockbuster. Rocky, released in 1976, was a huge success, and Stallone continued to fuel the hits. He was also recently, recently, in the 1983 high profile in 1983, watching Johnon Badam's hit movie "Saturday Evening Fever" starring Johnon Travolta. "Staying" was made for $ 22 million and made $ 127 million in box office, so Stallone and Travolta were warm items. However, Stallone possessed some integrity, feeling that only Coppola should be returned.

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Finally, Coppola returned to make the "godfather part III" after A few bombs in the forms of "one of the heart" and "Cotton Club". He needed money. The "godfather part III" was eventually a hit, but it is not yet well remembered. At least the original creator had to do what he wanted with that.