ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, pjˈuːzoʊ hɐdbɪn ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt tə ɹˈaɪt ɐ sˈiːkwəl tə ðə ɡˈɑːdfɑːðɚ; hiː dᵻklˈaɪnd, bˌʌt stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt hiː wʊd nˌɑːt ɑːbdʒˈɛkt tʊ ɐ sˈiːkwəl bˌiːɪŋ ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ˈɔːθɚɹ ˈæftɚ hiː hæd dˈaɪd.
In the 1990s, Puzo had been approached to write a sequel to The Godfather; he declined, but stated that he would not object to a sequel being written by another author after he had died.