"He Really Embodies Brando in a Way That Is So Fluid and Effortless": 'Waltzing with Brando' Director Bill Fishman Explains Why Billy Zane Is the Perfect Marlon Brando

Billy Zane as Marlon Brando in 'Waltzing with Brando'

Summary Few acting icons can claim to have the level of timeless calibur as Marlon Brando. A Streetcar Named Desire alone is arguably one of the most iconic and influential dramas ever created, and that's just scratching the surface. It wasn't until later that Brando's career somehow managed to blossom into something even more substantial thanks to key roles in mega-hit classics like The Godfather, Apocalpyse Now, and Superman.

BILL FISHMAN: Yeah, it has been. It was pretty much about eight to 10 years in the making from the time I first read the book that Bernard Judge wrote about the event to showing it here in Palm Springs. It's probably at least eight years.FISHMAN: Billy has a really amazing, transformative performance that I really think people are responding to, even beyond my wildest dreams.

Bill Fishman Wants To Make a Movie About a President and a Writer Next I was already excited. Now I'm even more excited to see it. Even though it seems like with someone like Marlon Brando, it's like, “Okay, I peaked. I can stop making movies here,” are there any other historical figures or other actors that you want to make a movie about?

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