‘The Offer’ Star on Playing ‘The Godfather’ Author Mario Puzo: ‘I Don’t Think the Book is That Great’

Hollywood history is filled with stories of movies surpassing the books that inspired them, but perhaps none loom larger than “The Godfather.” Francis Ford Coppola’s film is so beloved that it is easy to forget that Mario Puzo’s novel was not nearly as well received.

But a new miniseries about the making of the film, “The Offer,” has brought new attention to the differences between the book and the film.In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Patrick Gallo, who plays Mario Puzo on the Paramount+ show, opened up about the way his different relationships with the book and the film influenced his performance.“I didn’t read the book until many years after seeing the film, which I think is probably true for a lot of people,” Gallo said.

“But I always loved the film.

I probably watch it twice a year.

The book is good, I

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