Overview
- Random House announced Wednesday that it acquired Connie and set the authorized Godfather novel for a fall 2027 release.
- The book centers on Constanzia “Connie” Corleone and becomes the first estate-approved entry in the franchise written by a woman.
- The Mario Puzo estate sought out Trigiani after her Substack essay on the Corleone women, and executor Anthony Puzo praised her vision for Connie.
- Paramount Pictures holds the screen rights to the characters under a 2012 settlement, so any film plans would run through the studio and none are announced.
- Earlier estate-approved novels came from Mark Winegardner and Ed Falco, extending a literary saga launched by Puzo’s 1969 bestseller and the Oscar-winning films.