Sylvester Stallone made the studio an offer, and they refused.The 76-year-old actor opened up in an interview with Empire about how he asked Paramount if he could be in the background of the iconic wedding scene from The Godfather.In the scene, Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) puts on a huge wedding for his daughter Connie (Talia Shire) at the family's lavish estate.
An offer they didn't refuse: Sylvester Stallone made the studio an offer, and they refused (pictured 2019)'I went to Paramount, and said, "Can I be an extra in the wedding scene?"' the Rocky star revealed. 'They said, "Yeah, we don’t know if you’re the type of guy." I go, "I’m not the type?
To play in the background, hiding behind a f**king wedding cake?"' The Godfather is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and starred Brando, Shire, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and James Caan, who passed away earlier this year.
Stallone eventually worked with Shire in his incredibly successful Rocky movies. She played his character's love interest in the movies.
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