Sixteen years after "The Godfather Sequel" came out, director Francis Ford Coppola was forced to shoot the third episode of this gang movie classic due to economic factors. Although the overall score is not as good as the first two, it is still the Corleone family. History has made an epic ending. Michael, played by Al Pacino, is now in his old age. He wants to bleach his family business from the underworld and develop into large European companies and upper-class society, and is ready to enjoy his old age. Unexpectedly, he found that the struggle of Baidao was as fierce as the underworld. Still have to use violence to resolve disputes. The main role of the film continued the first two episodes, but joined Andy Garcia as a new generation of successor, the director's daughter Sofia Coppola also participated in the performance.
According to "Premiere" magazine, Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo hope to complete the script of the film in half a year, and it will be released during Easter in 1991, but Paramount Pictures will only give them six The script was completed every week. Due to the shortage of holiday schedules, the film had to be released on Christmas 1990. Al Pacino, Diane Keaton and Talia Shire, who have starred in the first two films, continue to play roles in the film, but for Coppola, Duval’s absence made him feel that the film was incomplete , If Duval agrees to lead the film, his role will surpass the past.
Coppola originally thought that the first two films had fully told the legend of the Corleone family, but due to a disastrous box office failure of a high-cost film, he was caught in an economic crisis and had to accept Paramount’s invitation to film "The Godfather 3." The first draft of the film’s script came out in 1979 and was adapted by Dean Resner based on a novel by Mario Puzo. The story of the script revolves around the assassination of a naval officer working for the CIA, Michael’s son Tony, and the Corleone family. The Central American dictator unfolded, and all the elements in the early script eventually missed the film, and only the scene of two men breaking into Vincent’s residence was preserved. Coppola believes that what the "Godfather" series of movies tells is Michael's story, that is, how a good person is caught in sin. Coppola feels that Michael did not pay for his sins in "The Godfather 2", and hopes that the work of closing the mountain can Fully embodies the theme of "retribution to evil", for which he completely rewrote the script.
Julia Roberts was the original candidate to play Mary, but she later gave up due to a conflict in the film. Madonna wanted to play the role, but Coppola thought she was too old to play Mary. Rebecca Schiffer intended to audition, but was shot dead by a perverted fan on the same day. Winona Reid, who was then elected, suddenly quit before the boot. In the end, Coppola decided to use her daughter Sofia Coppola. However, instead of being optimistic about Sofia’s acting skills, the media used the topic to accuse Coppola of nepotism, because Sofia played Michael’s nephew in the ending baptism scene in "The Godfather" as early as a child, and was nine years old in "The Godfather 2." A small immigrant who appeared when Vito arrived on Ellis Island was also played by her. In 1984, Sofia became a child who died in the street drinking bombs in "The Cotton Club". In addition, Coppola's parents, younger sisters, uncles, granddaughters and even distant relatives all appeared in the film, and even Martin Scorsese's mother Catherine Scorsese got a small role.
