Crazy Little-Known Facts about "The Godfather" Franchise

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One person who wanted the role of Michael Corleone was Robert De Niro. He was passed up. He also auditioned to play Sunny, but that role was given to James Caan. Eventually, De Niro went on his way to film other things, but The Godfather franchise came crawling back to him. 

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