Robert Duvall is set to star in The Godfather II.
Don’t worry, readers – Empire hasn’t entered a timewarp and pitched up in 1973 (before you go nitpicking, that’s when The Godfather Part II was shot). We’re not talking about Francis Ford Coppola’s Oscar-winning sequel to The Godfather. We’re talking about EA’s sequel to The Godfather videogame.
Yes, it was announced today that EA is prepping The Godfather II, their follow-up to the four-million selling 2006 original, for a release next February, and they’re recruited surviving original cast members, notably Duvall (who’ll record original voiceovers as Tom Hagen), to lend their voices to the project.
However, the game will not involve Francis Ford Coppola, who denounced the original, and Michael Corleone himself, Al Pacino. However, the game will take place in the late 1950s portion of the film, so Michael will be involved somehow. One lucky actor may well get the chance to do their best Pacino (at a time when his voice wasn’t so gruff and hoo-hah-y).
The reason why this game is called The Godfather II and not The Godfather Part II? No flashbacks to the early days of Vito Corleone, as apparently they don’t fit into the game’s structure. C’mon, people, try harder!