"It's Kind of Kismet": Billy Zane Reveals How He Became Involved With 'Waltzing with Brando' [Exclusive]

There's a process by which every actor is cast in a film or television series, yet some stories are wilder than others. For Billy Zane, the process of being cast as an uncanny Marlon Brando lookalike in Bill Fishman's Waltzing With Brando felt like the stars aligning after years in the industry. Known for his past roles in Titanic and The Phantom, he portrays a very different side of the legendary The Godfather Oscar winner in the biopic through the lighthearted story about Brando's efforts to create the perfect Tahitian island escape. In an interview with Collider's Aidan Kelley at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, he opened up about how the history between him and the director, his love for Brando's Tahiti era, and pure happenstance came together to land him in what he described as a "dream role."