India, May 22 -- Thirty-six years after the last Godfather film hit the screens, the gangster saga - regarded as the finest in the genre - is set to return to the big screens. A new film based on the novel Connie will focus on Don Vito Corleone's only daughter and tell the family's story from a female perspective.

A report in The Hollywood Reporter stated that Random House Publishing has won an eight-way auction for Connie, the new sequel novel approved and authorised by the estate of Mario Puzo, the author of the original Godfather. The new novel, written by best-selling Italian American author Adriana Trigiani, will be out in 2027. The report also mentioned that the film rights have already gone to Paramount

Paramount holds the rights...