Short Takes : Pacino Had Doubts on Sequel

Al Pacino says he once doubted he would appear in another sequel to “The Godfather.”

But the actor signed on again for the role of Mafia don Michael Corleone in 1989 after Francis Coppola reached an agreement with Paramount Pictures to direct “Godfather III.”

“I didn’t know if I could be that guy again,” Pacino told Entertainment Weekly. “Michael’s not the most pleasant character.”

But Pacino became entranced with the character’s development.

“Francis gave him more colors as he got older and matured. Just to have come through and still be alive--a character like that would have to have reconciled himself to certain things,” he said.