Justin Chambers to play Godfather-era Marlon Brando for Paramount+’s The Offer… as he makes his return to acting after leaving Grey’s Anatomy
Justin Chambers will have big shoes to fill when he stars as the acting legend Marlon Brando for Paramount+’s upcoming limited series The Offer.
The 50-year-old TV actor will be playing Brando during his time starring as Vito Corleone in 1972’s Best Picture winner The Godfather, which earned Brando his second Academy Award for Best Actor, according to Deadline.
The new role is Chambers’ first since his surprise departure from Grey’s Anatomy late in 2019
Back at it: Grey’s Anatomy star Justin Chambers, 50, will return to the screen to play Godfather-era Marlon Brando in the Paramount+ original series The Offer, Deadline reported on Thursday; seen in 2018 in LA
The Offer is told from the perspective of Godfather producer Al Ruddy, with Miles Teller leading the cast in the role.
Dan Fogler, best known for his comedic roles, will be playing director Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, author of the novel of the same name.
The 10-episode series is being written and executive produced by Nikki Toscano and creator Michael Tolkin.
BOth Ruddy and Teller will also be executive producing The Offer.
Iconic role: Chambers will play Brando on the set of 1972’s The Godfather. The film won Best Picture at the Oscars and earned the actor his second Best Actor trophy
Shocking exit: Chambers is best known for playing Alex Karev on Grey’s Anatomy. He was one of the original cast members before departing unexpectedly in 2019
The all-star cast includes Colin Hanks, who plays Gulf + Western executive Barry Lapidus, who held large sway over The Godfather’s studio Paramount, while Giovanni Ribisi is playing real-life mobster Joe Colombo, who was head of the Italian-American Civil Rights League, which was instrumental in getting the film made.
Chambers is best known for playing Alex Karev on Grey’s Anatomy. He was one of the original members of the cast and one of the longest to last on the series.
As of now, only series star Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson and James Pickens Jr. have been with the medical melodrama since it premiered in 2005.
Chambers didn’t appear in his final episode, but instead recorded voiceover to reveal in letters sent to Meredith Grey and others that he was leaving his wife Jo to be with his ex-wife Izzie, previously played by Katherine Heigl.
Alex and Izzie: Chambers did not appear in the episode, but he made a voice cameo to wrap up his character, in quite the surprising fashion, revealing he re-connected with his ex-wife Izzie, played by Katherine Heigl, which infuriated fans
He said her character had inseminated herself with his frozen semen and had given birth to twins, so he was reuniting with her to raise them.
The departure, and the sudden way that Chambers’ character left his wife for his ex, infuriated many fans at the time.
All seems to be well with the actor and his former costars, those, as Ellen Pompeo shared photos of a dinner reunion with both him and Eric Dane (McSteamy) last month.
Old pals: All seems to be well with the actor and his former costars, those, as Ellen Pompeo shared photos of a dinner reunion with both him and Eric Dane (McSteamy) last month; seen in 2019