In recent years, Hollywood has been making numerous biopics about the biggest stars that have ever existed, like Bohemian Rhapsody and his Freddie Mercury in 2018: Elvisin 2022, or one lovebased on the life of Bob Marley in 2024. Now, It is the turn of a cinema legend: Marlon Brando. The title Waltzing with Brando – Waltzing with Brando in Spanish – will tell the life of the performer between the years between 1969 and 1974, when the actor was preparing and filming The Godfather and The last tango in Paris.
A film, centered on the time when Brando bought an uninhabitable island in Tahiti and hired Los Angeles architect Judge, played by Jon Heder, to build the world’s first ecological shelter and is directed by Bill Fishman and stars Billy Zane. The latter has been the one who has monopolized all the spotlights in recent days due to his impressive resemblance to the actor he plays. The artists immerse themselves fully in the roles they have to play. They study, they work very hard, and there are even those who go so far as to isolate themselves in order to internalize more deeply what the person they have to imitate is like. On this occasion, Zane has been completely dedicated to getting to know Marlon thoroughly.
After the first official trailer was released Waltzing with Brand, whose release date is still unknown, its images have shocked many viewers and critics due to the enormous resemblance between the two. Billy Zane is remembered for the classic movie Titanic from 1997, in which he played Caledon Hockeley, the aristocrat whom Rose, Kate Winslet’s character, had to marry by arrangement of her parents. After the first promotional images, the protagonist has captivated the public with his impressive transformation, evoking the intense look and Brando’s characteristic gestures.
In the trailer, Zane, 58, plays Brando in some of his best-known films. Among them, stands out The last tango in Paris and The Godfatherin which they are equal! Both physically and gestures cause viewers to believe that they are seeing the real one. Furthermore, in the film, Marlon’s hectic Hollywood life is juxtaposed with the tranquility of relaxing at home and his efforts to make his island a welcoming place and “live there with a minimum of comforts.”
Another of the frames What left people speechless was when Zane, in the role of the great Brando, transformed into Vito Corleone, the great boss of The Godfather. Seeing him like this, the verdict of public opinion is unanimous: Billy as Marlon Brando It’s not a great role, it’s a waste.
Other jobs in which we have seen Billy Zane were in the Australian maritime thriller Total calm in 1988, where he worked with Nicole Kidman and Sam Neill. He has also worked in back to the future in 1985; Back to the future II in 1989; Orlando in 1992; Holmes&Watson in 2018; The illusionist in 2018 and lsa series The Boys of 2019 and Curfew in 2019