It was an offer he couldn’t refuse. When Billy Zane got the chance to portray iconic late actor Marlon Brando in “Waltzing With Brando,” he knew it was the role of a lifetime. “We’re so excited about the film. It’s coming out in the summertime in theaters. It’s been a passion project of mine for, like, six years,” … Read more
“John Garfield should be doing this part, not me.” This declaration of self-doubt was muttered by a scruffy, largely untried 23-year-old actor at the first table read for a new work by a fast-rising young American playwright. The year was 1947; the setting, a rooftop rehearsal space on West 42nd Street; and the play, after … Read more
From the sudden death of his mother to an uphill battle with addiction, Josh Brolin’s 56 years of life have been filled with heartache, turmoil and oftentimes surreal moments. In his newly released memoir, “From Under the Truck,” the “Goonies” actor opens up about his rocky upbringing, the ins and outs of his alcoholism, fatherhood … Read more
Billy Zane made a stunning transformation into late film actor Marlon Brando. The 58-year-old appeared as a spitting image of Brando’s Don Vito Corleone from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 mob drama, “The Godfather.” Zane is playing Brando, who died in 2004 at age 80, in the upcoming biopic, “Waltzing with Brando.” Zane looked unrecognizable as he … Read more
A dinner invite from Marlon Brando was simply an offer Eddie Murphy could not refuse. Recalling a memorable conversation he had with the late 2-time Oscar winner, Murphy, 63, recalled a couple of exchanges he had with Brando, who was known to never mince words. In an interview with the New York Times’ podcast “The Interview,” the … Read more
Another biopic, another remarkable transformation. Billy Zane transformed into “The Godfather” star Marlon Brando for the new biopic, “Waltzing with Brando.” Zane, 58, posted images from set — where he looks identical to Brando — on his Instagram Thursday. Billy Zane as Marlon Brando in “Waltzing With Brando.” Camille Razat/Instagram Billy Zane and co-star Camille Razat. … Read more
It was an offer she definitely refused … twice! Barbra Streisand revealed in her upcoming novel, “My Name is Barbra,” that screen legend Marlon Brando once propositioned her for sex prior to becoming close friends. Streisand, 81, opens her new memoir by detailing the time that Brando, who died in 2004 at the age of … Read more