The Godfather: Was James Caan offered Al Pacino's role as Michael Corleone?

Jun 06, 2013 1384

by George Dickie

Popular movie lore has it that director Francis Ford Coppola and/or Paramount originally wanted James Caan for Michael Corleone, the role that would become a career-making turn for Al Pacino, in the 1972 mob classic "The Godfather."

But the now-73-year-old Caan, who begins a four-episode arc on Starz's "Magic City" Friday (June 21) is quick to dispel that rumor when speaking to Zap2it.

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Source: http://blog.zap2it.com/

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