Waltzing with Brando

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Waltzing with Brando
Waltzing with Brando poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Bill Fishman
Screenplay byBill Fishman
Based onWaltzing with Brando: Planning a Paradise in Tahiti
by Bernard Judge
Produced by
  • Bill Fishman
  • Billy Zane
  • Dean Bloxom
  • Doug Dearth
  • Brett Kerr
Starring
CinematographyGarrett O'Brien
Edited byMichael Yanovich
Music byMatei Bratescot
Production
company
Filmin'Tahiti
Distributed by Iconic Events Releasing
Release dates
  • November 30, 2024 (2024-11-30)(Torino)
  • September 19, 2025 (2025-09-19)(United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Waltzing with Brando is a 2024 American biographical drama film directed by Bill Fishman and starring Billy Zane as Marlon Brando, alongside Jon Heder, Richard Dreyfuss, Camille Razat, Alaina Huffman, Tia Carrere, and James Jagger.

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Premise

The film is set primarily from 1969 and 1974, during which Marlon Brando was preparing to star in The Godfather and Last Tango in Paris while making plans with Bernard Judge to create a paradise getaway on Tahiti. [1]

Cast

Production

The film is written and directed by Bill Fishman and adapted from the memoir Waltzing with Brando: Planning a Paradise in Tahiti by Bernard Judge. [2] The film is produced by Fishman, Billy Zane, who also stars, and Dean Bloxom. Principal photography took place mainly in Tetiaroa, where Marlon Brando and Judge tried to introduce sustainable architecture and practices. [3]

Billy Zane was interviewed about playing the role of Marlon Brando in the film in January 2019 and described how he was not previously "aware of his passion for environmental rights, which was so prescient and so timely" and that he "wanted to celebrate the man for being a forward-thinker" and that he was "interested in teaching people about him in a way that they're not familiar while still mining the drama”. [4]

The New York Post reported that the producers were at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024 looking for a buyer for the film. [5] In November 2024, Jon Heder, Richard Dreyfuss, Camille Razat, Alaina Huffman, Tia Carrere, and James Jagger were revealed to have joined the cast. [6]

Release

Waltzing with Brando premiered at the closing night of the 2024 Torino Film Festival, on November 30, 2024. [6] [7] The film was theatrically in the United States on September 19, 2025, by Iconic Events Releasing. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Clarke, Stewart (January 11, 2019). "Billy Zane to Play Marlon Brando in Indie Movie 'Waltzing With Brando' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (January 11, 2019). "Billy Zane to Play Marlon Brando in Indie Movie 'Waltzing With Brando'". Collider . Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ Bamigboye, Baz (May 15, 2024). "Breaking Baz @ Cannes: First Look At Billy Zane Channeling Marlon Brando In 'Waltzing With Brando'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ Nolfi, Joey (January 17, 2019). "Billy Zane on searching for superstar 'contradictions' (and the right wig) to play Marlon Brando". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ Todisco, Eric (May 16, 2024). "Billy Zane transforms into Marlon Brando in first look at 'Waltzing with Brando' biopic" . Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Ritman, Alex (November 5, 2024). "'Waltzing With Brando' Trailer: Billy Zane Transforms Into 'Godfather'-Era Marlon Brando as VMI Boards Sales for AFM (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  7. ↑ Speakman, Kimberlee (November 5, 2024). "See Billy Zane Transform into Marlon Brando in First Trailer for Waltzing with Brando". People . Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  8. ↑ "'Waltzing With Brando', Starring Billy Zane As Brando, Gets North America Deal — Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 13, 2025.
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