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Jack Nicholson and Robert Redford among studio picks for 'The Godfather' lead, says Al Pacino

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Al Pacino has revealed that studio bosses wanted the likes of Jack Nicholson and Robert Redford to take the lead role in The Godfather ahead of him. The star said in an extract from his new book Sonny Boy (via The Guardian), which came out last week, that Paramount were not interested in him taking the role and the likes of Warren Beatty and Ryan O’Neal were also ahead of him on the list. “Paramount didn’t want me to play Michael Corleone. They …
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