The series a lot of transformations as actors turn into Hollywood legends who made The Godfather; Credits: Paramount

Matthew Goode is unrecognizable in his The Offer role. His transition as a Hollywood agent is truly fascinating to watch, in fact, it is more of a period drama for the actor. 

The actor stars as a 70's dapper agent and speaks in an American accent as opposed to his Downton Abbey accent from the show. Featuring a full tan as you would expect from someone living in California, Matthew Goodes is unbeatable as Robert Evans, the Hollywood legend. 

Goode recently talked with E! News and shared his transformation for his character and shared that he spent a lot of time with Colin Hanks, his castmate from the series, The Offer. The actor explained all that went behind making The Godfather one of the greatest films of all cinema history. 

Explaining what he felt when he was first offered the role, the actor divulged that he felt quite scared. The series is based on the backstory of The Godfather and the film came into existence, despite the real-life objections of the criminal overlords. 

The actor shared that he prepared for his role by listening to the old documentaries on the film and listening to old interviews. He went on to listen to Evans on YouTube for hours and finally was able to nail the Hollywood legend's voice and accent. Goode shared that the Evans' accent is somewhere in the middle of the Valley and New York accent. 

But that was the easier part. The physical transformation into Evans was a much more difficult process and required a lot of time and effort. The actor started by altering his skin color and getting a tan. He would lie down in the sun for hours but was not able to reach the deep tan. 

Hence, they resorted to spraying tans and paired them with different makeup techniques to bring out the skin sheen. They were finally able to make him look like Evans.

While Goode was able to look and mold his character after a real person, Hanks had to play a fictional character. His role, Barry Lapidus, is the collective being of people who said no to the Idea of The Godfather and refused to make the film. In a way, it was fun to put so many people into just one character and symbolize rejection. 

Hanks shared that he liked being the bad guy in the film and enjoyed the opportunity. While The Godfather went on to make history in cinema and is still loved after 50 years of its making, there were so many people who did not realize the brilliance of the idea. However, it is important to mention that they saw their own reasons for rejecting and might have thought the film to be a bad idea. 

And yet, Evans was magnificent in his approach to the film and also helped become Paramount Pictures the number 1 cinema entity back in the day. He took over as the head of the production when the studio was no. 9 and made it one of the best Hollywood productions out there. 

Evans and Coppola made the film the great legend that it is today. When Coppola first made the film, it was a shorter version of it. Evans saw the film and told Coppola that it was just a trailer and needed to see a "movie." Coppola insisted that the film was the perfect length and so did everyone else. Yet Evans was not persuaded. 

Evans was adamant and told the director that he will buy him a Mercedes as he will be proven right about wanting a big film. The film was the mark of $50 million in sales soon enough and Francis Coppola bought himself a Mercedes, with the bill being sent to Evans. 

Evans has stayed a Paramount legend for a long time now and is known for films like Chinatown, Urban Cowboy, and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. 

The Godfather was based on a novel of the same name that looked into the life of the mafia. The film had actual high stakes when the mafia came knocking and demanded that The Godfather not be made. Yet Coppola and Evans prevailed and together they continued the work despite the threats. 

Mike Teller plays Al Ruddy in The Godfather series' backstory, The Offer; Credits: E! News

The film went on to collect more than $250 million around the world and was the highest-grossing film of the time. It was also named the Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 1973.