Marlon Brando has been brought back from the dead for the screens. Not literally, obviously nor it is a movie that he starred in. Instead, it is Billy Zane who has embodied the actor in such an uncanny way that fans can hardly tell the difference between him playing Brando and the legendary actor himself.
Zane has been working on a biopic, Waltzing with Brando for quite some time. Although he has shared pictures of himself as Brando on Instagram before, this new picture has taken the internet by storm as people believed that it was of Brando. Fans are reeling after realizing the striking resemblance between the legendary actor and Zane’s portrayal of him in the biopic.
Billy Zane’s New Picture as Marlon Brando Has Left Fans Shocked
Marlon Brando was undoubtedly one of the most talented actors of his generation, but his reputation is as nuanced as it could possibly be. On one hand, he was an outstanding actor who ended up playing some of the greatest characters known to cinema. On the other, he was known to be incredibly hard to work with due to his demands and unpredictability, which often presented the production with unprecedented difficulties.
Billy Zane’s biopic Waltzing with Brando focuses on the years of Brando’s life during which he was preparing to star in The Godfather and Last Tango in Paris. Recently, a new production still from the biopic has been revealed and it is the spitting image of Brando as Don Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather.
Fans were taken aback by just how much Zane looks like Brando in this new picture. Here is what some of them had to say:
you could’ve said this was a photo of marlon brando and i would’ve believed it
— harv (@harvv) October 30, 2024
give him the damn Oscar.
— kenny jones (@relientkenny) October 30, 2024
Holy CRAP!
— Phil Sanchez (@PhilSanchezTV) October 30, 2024
I honestly thought this was Brando.
Strong resemblance🎥
— CinemaBums (@Cinema_Bums) October 30, 2024
This might be the greatest casting of all time…
— Nick Lombardi of SEScoops.com (@NickLombardiSES) October 30, 2024
This new film from director and co-writer Bill Fishman is an adaptation of Bernard Judge’s 2011 eponymous book. It chronicles Judge’s life with Brando as a young architect from Los Angeles who was convinced by the actor that he should build the world’s first sustainable residence on Tetiaroa, a private atoll in French Polynesia.
Billy Zane’s Waltzing with Brando Will Premiere at Torino Film Festival
The new look at Zane as Brando comes along with the news (via Variety) that the Titanic star will be going to Italy to premiere Waltzing with Brando at the Torino Film Festival. The festival will run November 22-30, but it has already been announced that the biopic will be the closing film.
The 42nd edition of the fest is the first under new artistic director Giulio Base who is very glad that Zane and Fishman will be traveling to Italy for the film’s premiere. Base is all praises about the Dead Calm actor’s portrayal of Brando as he said: “You won’t believe it: he is possessed by Marlon Brando.” The movie also stars Tia Carrere, Rob Corddry, Jon Heder, Alaina Huffman, Richard Dreyfuss, and others.
Frequently asked questions
Who plays Marlon Brando in Waltzing with Brando?
Titanic and Dead Calm star Billy Zane plays Marlon Brando in the biopic. A newly released production still drew widespread attention online because of how closely Zane resembles Brando, particularly evoking the actor’s look as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather.
What is Waltzing with Brando about?
Directed and co-written by Bill Fishman, the film is an adaptation of Bernard Judge’s 2011 book of the same name. It follows Judge, a young Los Angeles architect whom Brando enlists to build an ambitious sustainable residence on Tetiaroa, a private atoll in French Polynesia, set against the period of Brando’s life around The Godfather and Last Tango in Paris.
Where did Waltzing with Brando premiere?
According to the article, the biopic was set to premiere as the closing film of Italy’s Torino Film Festival, which ran November 22-30 in its 42nd edition under new artistic director Giulio Base, with Zane and Fishman traveling to Italy. Alongside Zane, the cast is reported to include Tia Carrere, Rob Corddry, Jon Heder, Alaina Huffman, and Richard Dreyfuss.
