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From Caan, One night,” Caan later recalled, “I got a call from Francis…and I could tell in his voice that this was not his idea: ‘Jimmy, want you to come in and test…they want you to play Michael.'” And James Caan did the screen test as Michael Corleone with Diane Keaton and Paramount was actually impress enough to cast him and ...
Jul 7, 2022 · Caan and Francis Ford Coppola’s instinct was right: Caan shouldn’t play Michael. He had to be Santino “Sonny” Corleone. James Caan died on Wednesday at the age of 82, leaving behind a ...
Apr 14, 2022 · JAMES CAAN: Well, thank you. I'll let you know about your end when we're through. ... He says, "No, they want you to test. They want you to play Michael." You mentioned Marlon. Obviously, like ...
Jul 7, 2022 · The studio wanted Caan to play Michael (executives didn’t care at all for this Pacino kid Coppola was stuck on), but the filmmaker knew Caan had the mixture of ladies’ man charisma and brute ...
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Jul 10, 2022 · Caan also recalled director Francis Ford Coppola initially had him pegged to play the Al Pacino part as Michael Corleone. However, the actor wanted the role of the angry eldest son in Mario Puzo's ...
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Jul 7, 2022 · Caan continued on to clarify that while the studio potentially wanted him to play Michael, it appears that Coppola was firm on Caan playing Sonny. "You know, Francis has his ideas and that's why ...
Jan 3, 2024 · Originally, Caan was set to play Michael Corleone, the central character in The Godfather. However, neither Caan nor Coppola was content with this decision. They both had their eyes set on a ...
