The first trailer has been revealed, showing Billy Zane playing Marlon Brando at the height of his powers in the upcoming biopic ‘Waltzing With Brando’.

The feature film, which also stars Jon Heder (“Napoleon Dynamite,” “Blades of Glory”), has been picked up by VMI Worldwide for sale abroad.

The film, written and directed by Bill Fishman (“Tapeheads”, “Car 54”, “My Dinner with Jimi”), is based on a memoir by Bernard Judge set between 1969 and 1974, while Brando was preparing for the film “The Godfather”. ‘ and ‘Last Tango in Paris.’ In addition to Zane and Heder, the cast includes Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss, as well as Camille Razat (“Emily in Paris”), Alaina Huffman (“The Perfection,” “Smallville”), Tia Carrera (“Waynes World”) and Mick. Jagger’s son James Jagger (“Vinyl,” “The Outpost”).

‘Waltzing With Brando’ follows Brando (Zane) – the most famous actor in the world at the time – as he filmed ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ and bought a small and uninhabitable island in Tahiti. His intention was to escape his hectic Hollywood lifestyle and show the world the path to sustainability. To achieve this goal, he plucks Judge (Heder), an obscure but idealistic Los Angeles architect, from his stable existence and convinces him that together they could build the world’s first truly sustainable ecological sanctuary.

The film was produced by Dean Bloxom, Fishman and Zane, as well as Doug Dearth and Brett Kerr, and will be the closing night at film festivals such as the Torino Film Festival and the Tahoe Film Festival.

The deal was negotiated by Andre Relis of VMI Worldwide and producer Dean Bloxom. VMI Worldwide is handling foreign sales and introducing the project to buyers in the U.S. film market.

Watch the trailer for “Waltzing for Brando” below