Entertainment TV Dan Fogler Got Tips on How to Play Francis Ford Coppola in' The Offer' from 'Godfather' Star James Caan Miles Teller stars as Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy in The Offer, which premieres April 28 on Paramount+ By Nigel Smith Nigel Smith Nigel Smith is the Senior Movies News Editor for PEOPLE. He is an experienced culture editor and writer with a 12-year history of working in the online and print industries. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 28, 2022 11:22AM EDT Photo: James Minchin/Paramount+ Dan Fogler went directly to the source to craft his performance as The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola in Paramount+'s The Offer. The actor and comedian, 45, plays the legendary Oscar winner in the new series about producer Albert S. Ruddy's "never-before-seen experiences" of bringing the iconic American crime film The Godfather to the big screen. Before stepping into Coppola's shoes for the show, the Fantastic Beasts actor reveals to PEOPLE in this week's issue that he spoke with The Godfather star James Caan, 82, to get some intel on what Coppola was like while making the epic. "It was really awesome because he's known him for a long, long time," says Fogler. "And he gave me some great little feedbacks. Like certain things, like he doesn't suffer fools and stuff like that. And little tidbits, little gems like that were really helpful." In the series, Miles Teller stars as Albert S. Ruddy alongside Matthew Goode (Robert Evans), Juno Temple (Bettye McCartt), Giovanni Ribisi (Joe Colombo), Burn Gorman (Charles Bluhdorn), Colin Hanks (Barry Lapidus) and Patrick Gallo (Mario Puzo). Miles Teller Will Stop at Nothing to Make The Godfather in First Trailer for Upcoming Series The Offer The plot follows the complicated working relationships between Ruddy, Coppola, Evans and Marlon Brando. The 1972 film was an adaptation of a crime novel written by Puzo. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Al Pacino Says He's 'Surprised' How Many People Still Haven't Seen The Godfather 50 Years Later Series creator Michael Tolkin previously praised Ruddy's determination in getting The Godfather made. "Al has the most brilliant combination of tenacity and taste," Tolkin told Vanity Fair in January of Ruddy, who is one of The Offer's executive producers. "With all the forces against him, he moved steadily ahead, protecting the film's vision, not his own ego." Further teasing the series, Tolkin said "for every character in the film, getting it made or stopping it from being made was at the core of their actions." Tolkin added, "It was a matter of life and death to them. So that's not a gangster story, that's a human story. That's what gave the book and the movie so much power. Everyone is fighting for their existence." The first three episodes of The Offer are available to stream now on Paramount+.