{"id":2340,"date":"2023-04-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatebizglobal.com\/godfather-actor-al-pacino-says-gave-hollywood-star-career-turning-down-major-movie-role\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T00:00:00","slug":"godfather-actor-al-pacino-says-gave-hollywood-star-career-turning-down-major-movie-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gatebizglobal.com\/godfather-actor-al-pacino-says-gave-hollywood-star-career-turning-down-major-movie-role\/","title":{"rendered":"'Godfather' actor Al Pacino says he gave this Hollywood star a career by turning down major movie role"},"content":{"rendered":"
“The Godfather” star Al Pacino<\/a> revealed that Hollywood history could have been very different had he just said yes.<\/p>\n The actor was asked if there were any roles he regretted turning down in his career during an interview Wednesday with David Rubenstein at the 92NY in New York as part of their “People Who Inspire Us” series.<\/p>\n According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pacino revealed, “I turned down \u2018Star Wars.\u2019” <\/p>\n “So I was there and all of a sudden they gave me a script that was called \u2018Star Wars,\u2019” he continued. “I said, \u2018I got the script, they offered me so much money, but I don\u2019t understand it.'”<\/p>\n Pacino said that was ultimately why he didn\u2019t take the part, and joked, “I gave Harrison Ford a career, which he has never thanked me for!”<\/p>\n Al Pacino was interviewed at 92NY in New York on Wednesday and revealed he turned down a role in “Star Wars.”<\/span> (Dominik Bindl)<\/span><\/p>\n OSCARS CELEBRATES \u2018THE GODFATHER\u2019S\u2019 50-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH AL PACINO, FORD COPPOLA AND ROBERT DENIRO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Pacino joked that he gave Harrison Ford a career by turning down a role in “Star Wars.”<\/span> (LMPC via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n Pacino, 82, also took the time to clear up some long-standing rumors about his most famous role in the “Godfather” films.<\/p>\n The first film was nominated for 11 Oscars and won three: best picture, best adapted screenplay and best actor for Marlon Brando.<\/p>\n Pacino was nominated for best supporting actor for the movie, and was asked if he had ever been upset by that, considering his character Michael Corleone<\/a> had more lines than Brando\u2019s Don Vito Corleone.<\/p>\n “How does a story like that get out? I wasn\u2019t upset \u2014 are you kidding me?” he said.<\/p>\n The actor wasn\u2019t at the ceremony that year and clarified it was “not because of that. Let\u2019s clear the air on that one. I\u2019d been hearing about that up the grapevine.”<\/p>\n From left, James Caan, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and John Cazale starred as the Corleone family in “The Godfather” in 1972.<\/span> (Fotos International)<\/span><\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n He also addressed the Paramount+ series “The Offer,” about the making of the 1972 film.<\/p>\n “I watched it and about half of it was true. Really, that\u2019s a shock,” Pacino said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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