The movie will focus on the push and pull between Coppola

“I’m here because I did The Godfather,” he shared. “For an actor, that’s like winning the lottery. When it comes right down to it, I had nothing to do with the film but play the part.”

“It’s hard to explain in today’s world — to explain who I was at that time and the bolt of lightning that it was,” he added. “I felt like, all of a sudden, some veil was lifted, and all eyes were on me. Of course, they were on others in the film. But The Godfather gave me a new identity that was hard for me to cope with.”

As The Godfather celebrates its 50th anniversary, Coppola himself will be the subject of an upcoming movie titled Francis and the Godfather about the making of the film.
The movie will focus on the push and pull between Coppola (played by Oscar Isaac) and Paramount studio head Robert Evans (Jake Gyllenhaal) as they worked on the 1972 classic.

Barry Levinson will direct the film, which will detail how Coppola and Evans gambled on the hit film that starred Marlon Brando, Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, and Diane Keaton.

The 2022 Oscars are airing Sunday from Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on ABC.