Controversy erupted after the estate of Mario Puzo had plans to license a new book sequel without Paramount's blessing. "Paramount wanted a war, and they’re going to get one," says estate attorney ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The letter’s annotations connect all the main players in The Godfather‘s production, including Roos, who later that month sent a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The Godfather" holds a revered position in film history, with the Corleone crime family saga – starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino ...

BOSTON – Make them an offer they can’t refuse and a massive collection of The Godfather author Mario Puzo’s papers can be yours. The 45-box archive, which includes multiple drafts with handwritten ...

It’s easy to see why they’d make a movie about the making of The Godfather (as Barry Levinson is). All sorts of characters were involved in getting the picture off the ground. Reading about Godfather ...

Sides agree to put money from the forthcoming book, "The Family Corleone," into escrow as they continue to fight over who has copyright authority on literary sequels. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal ...

When he began to write The Godfather, Mario Puzo had realized he couldn’t survive on the minor acclaim and meager compensation his literary fiction had earned him. He wanted to make some money. And ...

Hollywood history is filled with stories of movies surpassing the books that inspired them, but perhaps none loom larger than “The Godfather.” Francis Ford Coppola’s film is so beloved that it is easy ...

It was an offer he should have refused. A lawyer for the heirs of “Godfather” author Mario Puzo yesterday urged a judge to consider the “pittance” Puzo got for selling the movie rights. Lawyer Bert ...