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Billy Zane is unrecognizable as Marlon Brando’s ‘The Godfather’ in preview for biopic
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Billy Zane is unrecognizable as Marlon Brando’s ‘The Godfather’ in preview for biopic

Billy Zane He made a striking transformation into the late movie actor Marlon Brando.

The 58-year-old actor appeared as a striking replica of Don Vito Corleone, played by Brando in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 mafia drama “The Godfather”.

Zane plays Brando, who died in 2004 at the age of 80, in the upcoming biopic “Waltz with Brando.”

Zane looked unrecognizable as he wore a black tuxedo, white button-down and cufflinks, as well as a rose pinned to his jacket. His gray hair was slicked back and he sported a mustache while looking like an uncanny version of Brando.

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Billy Zane (left) is seen here as Marlon Brando in “The Godfather.” (Torino Film Festival/Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Her latest project will focus on Brando, with whom she starred in the 1970s films “Last Tango in Paris” and “The Godfather.” Zane also serves as a producer on the film.

Billy Zane in Waltz with Brando

Directed and co-written by Bill Fishman, “Waltz with Brando” is based on the 2011 book by Bernard Judge. (Turin Film Festival)

Directed and co-written by Bill Fishman, “Waltz with Brando” is based on the 2011 book by Bernard Judge.

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Marlon Brando in the movie 'The Godfather'

Marlon Brando in the movie “The Godfather”. (CBS via Getty Images)

The memoir “focuses on the story of a young Los Angeles architect who, quite unexpectedly, finds himself living with his client on a deserted atoll in the South Pacific. Marlon Brando.

Much of the biopic was shot on location in Tetiaroa, where Brando and Judge worked on sustainable architecture and practices.

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Marlon Brando plays Stanley Kowalski from Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire.

Marlon Brando plays Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire”. Brando played Kowalski in the 1952 film of the play directed by Elia Kazan. (Getty Images)

Zane will attend the world premiere of “Waltz with Brando” at the Turin Film Festival, Italy.

The actor is known for his role in “Titanic” and has a variety of film credits including “Back to the Future,” “Ghost” and more.

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Brando gained fame as a sex symbol Hollywood As Stanley Kowalski in the 1951 film “A Streetcar Named Desire”. He is considered one of the greatest American film actors of the 20th century.

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Despite his expressed disdain for acting, many film buffs still hail Brando as one of Hollywood’s greatest leading men.