Paramount Plus releases first teaser for The Offer, its series about the making of The Godfather
The upcoming drama series stars Miles Teller, Dan Fogler, Juno Temple, and Justin Chambers
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Any kind of remake or update to The Godfather, beyond Francis Ford Coppola’s own meddling, seems out of the question for Hollywood—it’s a task that is simply Too Big and involves a film that is simply Too Important for anyone to be trusted with it—but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still some meat on that Godfather bone. Paramount+ found some in the form of The Offer, a behind-the-scenes drama about the making of the film and centering on producer Al Ruddy, who, naturally, is also producing this dramatized version of his involvement in Hollywood history.
But The Offer has faced some behind-the-scenes drama of its own, with original star Armie Hammer dropping out in the midst of his scandal at the beginning of last year and getting replaced months later by Miles Teller. The Offer cannot be refused, though (we had to make that joke somewhere), so Paramount+ has finally released the first teaser trailer for the series.
The teaser shows some of the many hurdles encountered when making The Godfather, from the perceived general lack of public interest in gangster films to the very real threats from the actual mafia. As his character Al Ruddy, Teller describes the film as Shakespearean, a metaphor for the American Dream, and a story about family.
In addition to Teller, The Offer stars Dan Fogler as Francis Ford Coppola, Patrick Gallo as Godfather author Mario Puzo, Josh Zuckerman as Hollywood executive Peter Bart, Juno Temple as Ruddy’s assistant Bettye McCartt, Matthew Goode as producer Robert Evans, Justin Chambers from Grey’s Anatomy as Marlon Brando (a tall order for any actor), Giovanni Ribisi as crime boss Joe Colombo, Michael Rispoli as fellow crime boss Tommy Lucchese, Anthony Skordi as crime boss Carlo Gambino, Frank John Hughes as Frank Sinatra (he had nothing to do with crime bosses, certainly), and Lou Ferrigno as Lenny Montana (the guy who played Luca Brasi… and also he was an enforcer for the mob).
The Offer will premiere on Paramount+ on April 28.
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I was out on this show but the trailer…pulls me back in.
Shit’s gonna blow up…like Apollonia’s car.
…and may the foist episode…be a masculine episode.
Agreed… this looks like it might be… good? However it turns out; I’m watching. If for no other reason than to see Lou Ferrigno as the guy who played Luca Brasi (and also to see Brando’s lines pinned all over the chests of the actors he was playing against.)
It’s going to stream on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday.
I want to see at least 20 minutes on Coppola patiently explaining to Puzo for the fifth time why he was not going to include the subplot about the doctor rebuilding Lucy’s vagina because Sonny Corleone’s massive dick broke it.
Oh, Britta’s Miles Teller’s in this?
Ha, my first reaction on seeing Teller’s big ol’ face at the top of the article was “Fuck, he’s not playing Robert Evans, is he?” Fortunately, Matthew Goode seems to be a surprisingly good match for Bobby boy.
Matthew Goode should be in more Things. I always loved his performance in Watchmen.
you had me, then you lost me.
That was Tom Mison (or were you making a joke about British actors looking alike?).
He’s in the Zack Snyder film, yes???? Or is this a Berenstein Bears situation?
Whoops, I managed to completely forget the film because it’s been displaced in my head by the series! My bad. You’re right, Goode was in the movie.
Kid Notorious, the show made for an audience of…I was going to say one, but something makes me think that even Robert Evans couldn’t be bothered to watch the finished product.
Same!
He should only be in movies where he’s constantly getting abused by a much better actor, because that never gets old.
Juno Temple and Miles Teller have looked 24 years old their entire career. Never teens but never old and never age.
Well y’know…Juno.
Disagree. I love Juno Temple, but she looks prematurely old now. Her rail-thin physique isn’t helping.
not to be confused with francis & the godfather, the barry levinson movie starring oscar isaac as coppola and jake gyllenhaal as robert evans.
Oh. No.
I just want a scene where they just talk about The Loose Vagina subplot from the novel.
Reducing that subplot to a single hand gesture in the film…was one of the better editorial choices Coppola made, to put it mildly.
I read the book after seeing the movies and was truly shocked at how much of the novel that subplot took up.
Oh my fuck, they had me at the Hulk playing Luca Brasi.
I do like me some Frank John Hughes. Glad to see him acting again after a long break from film/tv, although he is about 20 years older than Sinatra was at the time.
How old do you think Frank John Hughes is? Sinatra was in his mid 50’s when the Godfather was in production. Frank John Hughes is 54.
Wait, early 70s? Sinatra was in his mid-50s. He was just kind of an ageless mo’fucker for a long time.
Yeah, I had Sinatra’s age way wrong. Previous criticism retracted and I hereby declare FJH’s casting to be perfect!
I was going to make the usual Miles Teller crack, but he is definitely more believable as a producer than Armie Hammer. Hopefully they don’t exaggerate too much with the “mob doesn’t want this made” stuff.
I’ll watch this just for Matthew Goode as Robert Evans.
Should have gotten Bill Hader!
Great casting for Coppola
Films about film making. Yay.
I feel like way back Hollywood made the first movie and then a few weeks later someone made a movie about making that movie.
I love it. It’s also almost certainly true.
This one at least promises to make the studios themselves look really bad, if it’s at all accurate to how things really went down.
Love the brief shot of a newspaper photo of Robert Redford, who the studio guys wanted to play Michael. Though since it’s the real guy, I’m assuming he’s not actually a character here, which could have been fun.
All-CGI Robert Redford!
The studio also wanted the story set in the 70s so they wouldn’t have to pay for vintage cars. And Brando was a no go because he was such an insurance risk. Coppola has so many great stories. It’s a wonder this film ever got made.
Brando was also a has-been at that point. He spent the 60s making forgettable movies that you won’t even catch on TCM after midnight.
HEY NOW – they often play Brando’s Mutiny on the Bounty after midnight.
Brando was also a has-been at that point. And, if I’m remembering right, had to audition like a newcomer for the part. I think he really did stuff tissues into his cheeks and put himself on videotape for the studio. At one time in his career, it had been “oh, Brando wants to do it, he’s got it”. But by the time of The Godfather he was not at that level any more.
I find it hilarious that both Italian American groups and the Mafia itself were both against the movie being made considering both movies love the damn thing now
Ah look at that punchable mug up there. I feel like we haven’t seen(and then wanted to punch) Teller in something in a while. It why we all loved Whiplash because one look at this kid and you would want to verbally abuse him too.
This is silly as hell.
Ribisi looks like he’s taking the Christian Bale approach to this role. Sneaky Pete wasn’t that long ago was it?
Hey, this sounds interesting…oh, wait, Miles Teller? Fuck.
Dan Fogler
Aaaaaand you lost me.
I hope this movie starts with Coppolla looking at his bankruptcy papers for American Zoetrope and saying, “I don’t understand….THX:1138 was supposed to be a blockbuster!”
not sure I can get past how dislikeable Miles Teller is.
I’m looking forward to the documentary on the making of The Offer.