Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Godfather Part II continued the story of Michael Corleone after becoming the new Don of the Corleone family, and while most of the cast from the first movie returned, the character Peter Clemenza was notably absent. In 1972, Francis Ford Coppola brought what’s now considered one of the greatest films of all time and the best in the gangster genre: The Godfather.
Clemenza Was Written Out Of The Godfather Part II Due To Disagreements With The Actor Richard S. Castellano Wasn’t Comfortable With The Conditions For His Return Peter Clemenza was one of Vito’s caporegimes and oldest and most trusted friends. Throughout The Godfather, he was tasked with getting rid of some of the Corleone family’s enemies, most notably Don Victor Stracci during the infamous “baptism killings” and he planted the gun for Michael to use to kill Sollozzo and McCluskey.
According to Castellano, the original script had Clemenza testifying against the Corleone family, which he claimed was completely off-character. Castellano added that the demands on him were “impossible” as he had settled on a price, and he was required to gain weight after losing 194 pounds to play young Clemenza. He also claimed Coppola promised to tell the press he had turned down the role for artistic reasons, but Coppola ended up saying something entirely different.
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