Torino Film Festival Chief Teases World Premiere of Billy Zane’s Marlon Brando Biopic: ‘He Is Possessed’ by the Late Actor

Giulio Base, the new artistic director of the Torino Film Festival, is looking to make festgoers an offer they can’t refuse.

While Ron Howard’s “Eden” opens the 42nd edition, being held Nov. 22-30 in the Italian city of Turin, with the director in tow, the festival’s closer will be the world premiere of “Waltzing With Brando,”
starring Billy Zane as Brando during the period when he was preparing to star in “The Godfather” and “Last Tango in Paris.”

Base is understandably proud that Zane will be in attendance to present the film. “You won’t believe it: He is possessed by Marlon Brando,” he says of Zane’s buzzed about performance.

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