Having Juno Temple play Bettye McCartt in the Paramount+ series The Offer gives voice to the real person, who until now was never really mentioned as being a factor in helping get The Godfather made.
Bettye McCartt, Agent for Tom Selleck, Dies at 81 - IMDb. Bettye McCartt, the longtime agent-manager for actor Tom Selleck and TV director Tony Wharmby, died of heart failure on Friday, Aug. 16, in Santa Barbara, Calif. She was 81.
The TV series, written by Michael Tolkin, is loosely based on incidents and anecdotes supplied by Albert S. Ruddy, who produced the movie. They are vivid anecdotes, but they are at odds with the accounts of principals who made the movie — of which I am one — and who encountered a different reality.
In reality, Al Ruddy and Francis Coppola were not on speaking terms during most of the shooting schedule and Bob Evans looked upon Ruddy with both distrust and disdain.
'The Offer': Yes, Mario Puzo and Frank Sinatra Really Did Have an Altercation Inside Swanky L.A. Restaurant. The Paramount+ miniseries about the long and tumultuous journey of making 'The Godfather' premiered its first three episodes Thursday.
How does Francis Ford Coppola feel about The Offer?
In fact, Paramount Plus will release the limited series “The Offer” — based on producer Albert S. Ruddy's perspective — in April. Coppola has no involvement with the project and notes, “That's the point of view of, I guess, the producer but it doesn't really reflect what really happened, in my opinion.”
Ruddy (Miles Teller) was fired as the producer of The Godfather but the Paramount+ series makes the circumstances even more dramatic than they were in real life. At this point in The Offer, cameras are rolling on director Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.
Juno Temple plays Bettye McCartt in the Paramount+ series The Offer, but is the character based on a real person? The Offer is about the true exploits of producer Albert S. Ruddy in trying to get the classic film The Godfather made.
His closest ally was the late Bettye McCartt (played by Juno Temple), who would go on to become a talent agent and manager for clients such as Tom Selleck, George Clooney, and Billy D. Williams. But during The Godfather, McCartt (who died in 2013) was Ruddy's secretary, and adept at navigating the channels of power.
The Godfather, novel by Mario Puzo, published in 1969, which became one of the most successful fiction books ever—selling some 21 million copies worldwide, spawning three critically and financially successful motion pictures, and placing its characters into the contemporary American cultural mythology.
The Offer, created by Michael Tolkin, is ostensibly the true story behind the making of the 1972 classic – I'm not here to dispute the Godfather's legacy – but the show often feels more like a fantasy of male doggedness or Wikipedia article come to life than behind-the-scenes account.
The writing is as good as a tv show gets, the acting is great, and every episode is entertaining enough to hold your attention throughout the series. I'm a huge Godfather fan but you don't have to like or even know anything about it to enjoy this. It's just a little more interesting if you do.
Sure. The offer is a movie about movie making. It addresses the process to achieve green lighting then filming of Godfather I. It had little to do with Godfather II, the sequel to a massive success.
Luca Brasi is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, as well as its 1972 film adaptation. In the film, he was portrayed by Lenny Montana, an ex-wrestler and former bodyguard and enforcer for the Colombo crime family.
Who turned down the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather?
Jack Nicholson turned down the role of Michael Corleone because he believed that actors should stick to playing characters of their own ethnicity. While it is fun to imagine Jack Nicholson in the role, it is impossible to improve upon Al Pacino's perfect performance as Michael Corleone.
Why was Michaels face bruised for so long in The Godfather?
The punch to Michael's face broke his cheek bone which gave him a permanent black eye (and caused his sinuses to continually run - hence the use of a handkerchief all the time) until he got back to America and had surgery to fix it (Freddie says, "that doctor did a good job.")
Starting with his big break in The Godfather, Pacino first asked the crowd who had seen recent Paramount+ series The Offer, which follows the behind-the-scenes making of the 1972 film. “I watched it and about half of it was true. Really, that's a shock,” the actor said.
How much did Francis Ford Coppola make off The Godfather?
The leads were paid $35,000, while Brando made $50,000 and Coppola himself was paid $110,000. Filming began in 1971, and crew members quoted in the book said that Coppola was immediately out of his depth and had to be 'nudged along'. “It had gone terribly, and I was in deep, deep, deep trouble,” the director said.
Sofia Coppola was cast in The Godfather Part III as Michael Corleone's daughter, despite not being the first choice for the role. Viewers criticized Coppola's performance in the film, calling it stiff and unconvincing.
