Winona Ryder's departure of the film created a major fuss on set and in the media. Ryder did actually arrive on set to perform the part of Mary Corleone, but ultimately backed out. She arrived on set in Rome, two days after completing work on Sirene (1990) in Massachusetts, but passed out immediately in her hotel room upon arrival, and was eventually diagnosed with exhaustion. Following her departure of the film, several headlines were created about the exit, either claiming that she was pregnant, that she had a nervous breakdown, that drugs were involved, that her then-boyfriend Johnny Depp was having an affair and making her crazy, or that Depp talked her out of doing the film so that she could appear in Edward mani di forbice (1990). On-set, Ryder's replacement of the untested Sofia Coppola was a divisive choice among the cast of the film, and more than one name player reportedly threatened to quit the movie. Meanwhile, Ryder, still recovering, was threatened with lawsuits from several parties, including Paramount Pictures. However, Ryder met a lot of support and empathy from the cast, including Diane Keaton and Al Pacino, who checked up on her many times through those weeks.

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