Francis Ford Coppola set to release 'The Godfather Notebook', based on his iconic mafia movie

A new tome based on Francis Ford Coppola's iconic mafia movie "The Godfather" is slated for release next month, described by by Coppola as a "multi-layered roadmap to directing" the film.

Titled "The Godfather Notebook", the book will be published by Regan Arts and is set to feature a bevy of annotations on the novel "The Godfather" by Mario Puzo and other marginalia written before and during production (via IndieWire).

Now available for pre-order, as is a limited edition signed by Coppola, both versions will be widely available from next month.

Commenting on the book's release, Coppola said: "When I realized that I was actually going to make a movie out of the novel ‘The Godfather', I sat down and began to read the book again, very carefully, my pencil poised. Upon that second reading, much of the book fell away in my mind, revealing a story that was a metaphor for American Capitalism in the tale of a great king with three sons: the oldest was given his passion and aggressiveness; the second his sweet nature and childlike qualities; and the third, his intelligence, cunning and coldness."

Watch the teaser trailer for "The Godfather Notebook" here: https://youtu.be/X-QCPf553Ko