The Godfather may boast stars like Talia Shire, Al Pacino, and Marlon Brando, but one cast member was nearly fired a week into filming the Hollywood classic
Fans of the legendary film The Godfather were stunned to learn one of the lead stars was “almost fired” a week into filming.
Though the movie has gone down in Hollywood history as one of the greatest films of all time, one of the main stars, who featured in all three films, was nearly sacked. Director Francis Ford Coppola had already struggled to get the ambitious project approved, and was also at risk of losing his job.
The actor in question has since shared their disbelief of nearly being canned from the film, with their reaction at the time being one of horror.
A post to the r/TodayILearned subreddit saw fans share quotes from the actor who was “nearly fired” along with the director.
An alleged choice to sack the pair had been made before the film was ready for a rough cut, though thankfully no action to fire the duo was carried out, and the rest is history.
