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Robert De Nero as Sonny #18658
10/26/04 09:35 AM 10/26/04 09:35 AM
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De Nero came for the role of sonny but they told
him no but to me I could see it work.. I seen his
outtakes he was good what do you guy think
Re: Robert De Nero as Sonny #18659
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I'm sure DeNiro would've been wonderful as Santino...but James Caan had just enough gruffness to have been the better casting choice.

Overall I think Coppola made the best decision since DeNiro eventually played young Vito in a way that we can envision no other actor carrying off. Had DeNiro gotten the part of Sonny, this never would've been possible.

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Re: Robert De Nero as Sonny #18660
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I seen his outtakes too De Nero could have played the role even though i think james caan was better suited for the part i'm glad he didn't play sonny because then they could not have used him to play vito in the flashback scenes for part 2 that's what i think.

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Re: Robert De Nero as Sonny #18661
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^ You're in bad need of some Fantasy League action. lol

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Re: Robert De Nero as Sonny #18662
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Re: Robert De Nero as Sonny #18663
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^ You're in bad need of some Fantasy League action. lol
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Re: Robert De Nero as Sonny #18664
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it would have been good to see de niro has sonny, but try imagining gf2 without de niro has young vito.

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Re: Robert De Nero as Sonny #18665
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DeNiro's screen test as Sonny was terrific. But he was still in his persona as Johnny Boy from "Mean Streets." Caan defined the Sonny role, and then we got DeNiro as young Vito. BTW: FFC also considered DeNiro for the role of Paulie Gatto. Lucky thing he didn't get it.

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Re: Robert De Nero as Sonny #18666
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Ive heard FFC say that De Niro was a mind-blowing Sonny. But he played Sonny as a killer, which is something he could never sell.

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Re: Robert De Nero as Sonny #18667
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Originally posted by plawrence:
I seen his outtakes too De Nero could have played the role even though i think james caan was better suited for the part i'm glad he didn't play sonny because then they could not have used him to play vito in the flashback scenes for part 2 that's what i think.
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