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The Godfather: Part III is being re-released with new ending

Diane Keaton, John Savage, Donald Donnelly, Al Pacino, Sofia Coppola, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach and Talia Shire on the set of The Godfather Part III
Diane Keaton, John Savage, Donald Donnelly, Al Pacino, Sofia Coppola, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach and Talia Shire on the set of The Godfather Part III

Director Francis Ford Coppola is re-releasing The Godfather: Part III with a brand new ending.

Paramount Pictures has confirmed that they are working on a new edit and a restoration of the final instalment of Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy. 

The film, which debuted 40 years ago, will be re-released in cinemas this December under a new title, Mario Puzo's The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone.

In a statement, Coppola said: "Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone is an acknowledgement of Mario’s and my preferred title and our original intentions for what became The Godfather: Part III.

"For this version of the finale, I created a new beginning and ending, and rearranged some scenes, shots and music cues. With these changes and the restored footage and sound, to me, it is a more appropriate conclusion to The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II and I’m thankful to Jim Gianopulos and Paramount for allowing me to revisit it."

The third movie in The Godfather trilogy was released 16 years after The Godfather: Part II and starred Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire and Coppola's daughter Sofia. 

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