HBO Plans Movie on the Making of The Godfather

It will touch on Francis Ford Coppola dealing with the real-life New York mafia.

By Alex Gilyadov

A scripted behind-the-scenes movie of the making of The Godfather is in the works.

Variety reports that HBO Films is working on the project, titled Francis & The Godfather, that will delve into the making of director Francis Ford Coppola's acclaimed crime drama. The film will touch on Coppola first joining as director, to him casting Al Pacino and Marlon Brando and dealing with the real-life New York mafia at the time.

Screenwriter Andrew Farotte will be revising his original screenplay for the film, which appeared on the Black List in 2015. Peter Bart, who first optioned author Mario Puzo's book of the same name and worked closely with Coppola when he was a Paramount executive, will act as a consultant.

No word yet on a potential release date for Francis & The Godfather or if any of the remaining original cast members, like Pacino, and Coppola himself will be involved in the movie.

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Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter. 

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