October 31st 2024.
There's no shortage of biographical films these days, covering everything from the lives of Elvis Presley to Amy Winehouse. And now, it's Marlon Brando's turn in the spotlight. The upcoming biopic, Waltzing With Brando, has already generated a lot of buzz and the first images of Billy Zane as the legendary actor have been released, leaving fans in awe of the uncanny resemblance.
In these eerie snapshots, Billy, who is now 58, is seen channeling Brando in his iconic role as Vito Corleone in The Godfather, for which he won an Oscar for best actor. It's safe to say that Billy is almost unrecognizable as he seamlessly transforms into Brando, as if he's been possessed by the late star himself. The film, directed by Bill Fishman, has been chosen as the closing film at the Torino Film Festival and will cover Brando's prolific era during the making of The Godfather and Last Tango in Paris.
Giulio Base, the artistic director of the festival, couldn't contain his excitement for Billy's performance, telling Variety, "You won't believe it: he is possessed by Marlon Brando." This statement is certainly supported by the striking resemblance between Billy and the late Godfather star.
Waltzing With Brando is based on a memoir written by Brando's famed architect, Bernard Judge. However, unlike other biopics, this film takes a different approach, focusing on Brando's discovery of Judge and their collaboration on building the world's first ecologically perfect retreat on the island of Tetiaroa in Tahiti.
Fans on social media were blown away by the first-look image, with many commenting on how similar Billy looks to Brando in The Godfather. Some even mistook the photo for an old still from the film. One user praised the hair and makeup team, saying, "The hair and makeup team are getting Oscars because WOW." Another user joked, "When y'all gonna show Billy Zane?!" while another exclaimed, "JESUS CHRIST...the makeup department went tf OFF! Genuinely thought this was a still from The Godfather."
Some fans even took the opportunity to compare Billy's transformation to other recent biopics, with one user saying, "This is the perfect argument against de-ageing actors or using AI to recreate them. We don't need it. This looks better." Another user added, "From what I've seen, no actor has ever looked even close to this much like the character they were playing. What the hell."
This overwhelming praise for Billy's portrayal of Brando comes after recent criticism of other biopics for their lackluster resemblance to the real-life subjects. In particular, fans were disappointed with Jeremy Allen White's transformation into Bruce Springsteen for his biopic, and Timothee Chalamet's portrayal of Bob Dylan also received mixed reactions.
Aside from his role as Caledon Hockley in Titanic, Billy is also known for his recent performance in the popular TV show The Boys, where he played a fictionalized version of himself for three episodes. However, his first acting credit was actually in Back to the Future, where he played Biff Tannen's high school friend, Match O'Malley.
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