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    Dexter Fletcher Tapped to Direct 'The Godfather' Series

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    The ‘Rocketman’ director is set to start filming the first batch of episodes in the upcoming10-part series, which is being developed for streaming service Paramount+.

    Apr 2, 2021

    AceShowbiz –
    Actor-turned-filmmaker Dexter Fletcher is making his TV directorial debut with the upcoming series about the making of movie classic “The Godfather”.

    The “Rocketman” director has boarded “The Offer”, taking fans behind-the-scenes of Francis Ford Coppola’s mob movie masterpiece.

    He will shoot the first batch of episodes in the 10-part series, which is being developed for streaming service Paramount+, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

    Armie Hammer had originally been recruited to play producer Al Ruddy, but stepped down from the role in January as he became embroiled in a social media sex scandal which has since threatened to derail his career.

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    A replacement has yet to be named, but the real Ruddy will serve as an executive producer on “The Offer”, which is based on his experience making the 1972 film.

    It’s not the only project to explore the experience on the set of “The Godfather” – director Barry Levinson is currently working on a movie version of the behind-the-scenes drama, which will feature Oscar Isaac as Coppola, Elisabeth Moss as the filmmaker’s wife Eleanor, Jake Gyllenhaal as movie mogul Robert Evans, and Elle Fanning, who has been tapped as actress Ali MacGraw, who was married to the producer.

    The “Eddie the Eagle” gained attention after he took over Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” from Bryan Singer. The hit musical drama grossed over $900 million worldwide and earned star Rami Malek Oscars. He then directed “Rocketman, an Elton John biopic starring Taron Egerton which also went successful.

    He is currently working on “The Saint”. It is a movie adaptation on the 1960s spy series which being hailing from Paramount.

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      Armie Hammer Steps Down From 'The Godfather' Series Amid DM Scandal

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      The ‘Call Me by Your Name’ actor, who was set to play producer Al Ruddy in ‘The Offer’, has also pulled out of star-studded ‘Gaslit’ and Jennifer Lopez-starring ‘Shotgun Wedding’.

      Jan 29, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Armie Hammer has reportedly pulled out of a new TV series about the making of movie classic “The Godfather”, amid his ongoing social media sex scandal.
      The actor was set to play producer Al Ruddy in “The Offer”, but Deadline sources have revealed Hammer has stepped down after a string of exes came forward with claims about his alleged odd sexual appetites, with one sharing messages she and Armie reportedly exchanged.
      The news comes two weeks after Hammer exited Jennifer Lopez’s new Lionsgate movie, “Shotgun Wedding”, and the star-studded cast of “Gaslit”.

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      Following the “Shotgun Wedding” exit, Armie released a statement, which read, “I’m not responding to these bulls**t claims but in light of the vicious and spurious online attacks against me, I cannot in good conscience now leave my children for 4 months to shoot a film in the Dominican Republic. Lionsgate is supporting me in this and I’m grateful to them for that.”
      Josh Duhamel is reportedly in talks to replace Hammer in “Shotgun Wedding”, while his vacant roles in “Gaslit” and “The Offer” are being recast.
      Armie made headlines after being accused of having cannibal fantasies on the leaked DM. “I am 100 per cent a cannibal. I want to eat you,” one message read. Another message alleged that the actor had cut “the heart out of an animal” and ate it. Other screenshots include alleged messages from the actor asking if he can drink people’s blood.

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      'The Godfather'-Inspired Series Developed at Streaming Service

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      A new web series inspired by the classic gangster movie fronted by Marlon Brando and Al Pacino has been in the works with the original producer as an executive producer.
      Sep 17, 2020
      AceShowbiz – A series inspired by “The Godfather” is in the works as part of a rebranding of CBS ALL ACCESS as Paramount Plus.
      Set to launch next year (21), one of the new network’s big show will be “The Offer”, a scripted limited event series based on Oscar-winning producer Al Ruddy’s experiences of making the classic gangster film.
      The 10-episode project will be co-written and executive produced by Escape at Dannemora screenwriter Michael Tolkin, while Ruddy will serve as executive producer.
      Also among the new offerings at the network are a reboot of “The Game”, a spin-off of sitcom “Girlfriends”, featuring Mara Brock Akil, and CIA drama series “Lioness”.

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