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Billy Zane is unrecognizable as Marlon Brando's “Godfather” in the preview of the biopic

Billy Zane made a stunning transformation into the late film actor Marlon Brando.

The 58-year-old looked like a spitting image of Brando's Don Vito Corleone from Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 mob drama “The Godfather.”

Zane plays Brando, who died in 2004 at age 80, in the upcoming biopic Waltzing with Brando.

Zane looked unrecognizable as he wore a black tuxedo, a white button-up shirt and cufflinks, and a rose pinned to his jacket. His gray hair was slicked back and he sported a mustache as he looked like a sinister version of Brando.

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Billy Zane (left) is seen here as Marlon Brando from “The Godfather.” (Turin Film Festival/Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

His latest project focuses on Brando in the 1970s, when he starred in The Last Tango in Paris and The Godfather. Zane also serves as a producer on the film.

Billy Zane waltzing with Brando

“Waltzing with Brando,” directed and co-written by Bill Fishman, is based on the 2011 book by Bernard Judge. (Turin Film Festival)

“Waltzing with Brando,” directed and co-written by Bill Fishman, is based on the 2011 book by Bernard Judge.

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Marlon Brando in “The Godfather”

Marlon Brando in “The Godfather.” (CBS via Getty Images)

The memoir focuses on “the story of a young architect from Los Angeles who unexpectedly found himself living on an uninhabited atoll in the South Pacific with his client Marlon Brando.”

Most of the biopic was filmed in Tetiaroa, where Brando and Judge worked on sustainable architecture and practices.

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Marlon Brando, in the role of Stanley Kowalski from “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams.

Marlon Brando, in the role of Stanley Kowalski from “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams. Brando portrayed Kowalski in the 1952 film adaptation of the play by Elia Kazan. (Getty Images)

Zane is scheduled to attend the world premiere of “Waltzing with Brando” at the Italian Film Festival in Turin.

The actor is best known for his role in The Titanic and has appeared in numerous films including Back to the Future, The Phantom and more.

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Brando rose to fame as a sex symbol in Hollywood through his role as Stanley Kowalski in 1951's “A Streetcar Named Desire.” He is considered one of the greatest American film actors of the 20th century.

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Despite expressing his disdain for acting, many film lovers still celebrate Brando as one of Hollywood's greatest leading men.