Ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival this Thursday, Francis Ford Coppola has shared the first official trailer for his self-funded passion project Megalopolis. The legendary Godfather director calls the ambitious epic “the best work I’ve ever had the privilege to preside over” and has enlisted a huge ensemble to […]
Adam Driver stars in first-look at Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis
Despite difficulties in securing distribution, legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola is full steam ahead on Megalopolis ahead of its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this month, with the director sharing an official first-look at the Adam Driver-led film through his YouTube channel. The film, Coppola’s first since 2011’s Twixt, is a long-time passion project […]
First look image from Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis released
As Francis Ford Coppola’s return approaches, we’re bracing ourselves for whatever he’s cooking up with Megalopolis and we now have our first look at the film, with Vanity Fair dropping a new image featuring Adam Driver as an idealistic architect looking to rebuild a city. Megalopolis follows “the rebuilding of a metropolis after it has fallen […]
Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis struggling to secure distribution
Francis Ford Coppola’s self-funded, forty years in the making epic Megalopolis is reportedly struggling to secure a distribution deal. Having screened for some major power players in the industry, including Warner Bros., Netflix, and Paramount, The Hollywood Reporter claims that the presentation was met with a muted response, with sources revealing to the outlet that […]
UPDATED: Francis Ford Coppola’s passion project Megalopolis begins to implode
As we know, working on a Francis Ford Coppola could be a challenging process. Look at the infamous documentary Heart of Darkness for an example of how difficult things can get. Now, let’s get the documentary crew ready again, because another Coppola movie is reportedly imploding. The Hollywood Reporter broke a new story detailing the […]
Shia LaBeouf joins Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis
Director Francis Ford Coppola continues to round out the cast of his passion project Megalopolis, with controversial actor Shia LaBeouf leading a new round of additions to the film alongside Coppola’s sister Talia Shire (The Godfather) and nephew Jason Schwartzman (The French Dispatch). LaBeouf’s casting marks the actor’s first major role since he was accused […]
Aubrey Plaza joins Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis
Francis Ford Coppola’s independently financed $100M passion-project Megalopolis had already assembled quite the cast, and now he has assured it becomes a must-see by adding Aubrey Plaza to the ensemble. Sources close to Deadline revealed that the Ingrid Goes West actor would be joining Adam Driver (Paterson), Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland), Nathalie Emmanuel (Game […]
Adam Driver headlines impressive cast for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis
A few months ago Francis Ford Coppola was talking about the hopes he had for his $100M passion-project Megalopolis, most notably the ambitious cast he wanted to assemble for the epic drama. Well it appears that the legendary director of The Godfather Trilogy and Apocalypse Now still has some real pulling-power, because despite not helming a […]
Francis Ford Coppola still hoping to make his dream picture Megalopolis with a cast of Oscar Isaac, Forest Whitaker and Cate Blanchett
The Godfather Trilogy, Apocalypse Now, and The Conversation are just a few of the cinematic milestones which have cemented Francis Ford Coppola as one of the greatest directors of all time, and even though he is 82 and hasn’t directed a film since 2016’s Distant Vision, the legendary helmer is still harbouring ambitions to film […]