Megalopolis: the first feedback announces an incredible (and risky…) film.

Megalopolisthe return of Francis Ford Coppola

It is finally the culmination of a project born in the 1980s, and to which Francis Ford Coppola dedicated a large part of his personal wealth – with a self-financed production cost of $120 million -. A lot of money, a lot of time, difficulties and obstacles, but he got there: Megalopolisnew film from the legendary director ofApocalypse now and the trilogy The Godfatherit’s finally finished and Has been shown.

It was on the morning of March 28, 2024 that the first screening of Francis Ford Coppola’s new film was held, in front of an audience made up of friends, members of his family and all the decision makers of Hollywood. In fact, self-funded and described as an uncompromising creative gesture, Megalopolis does not yet have a distributor. Among the audience were Pam Abdy (Warner Bros. Pictures), Ted Sarandos (Netflix), Tom Rothman (Sony Pictures), Daria Cercek and Marc Weinstock (Paramount Pictures), David Greenbaum (Walt Disney Studios).

Artistically formidable, commercially risky

A double consensus emerged following the screening of Megalopolis. This, according to Mike Fleming Jr. of Expirationis an extremely ambitious film, perfect for an IMAX screen, and covers several complex themes in a relatively short time (the film runs 133 minutes). Everyone seems to agree that the genius of Francis Ford Coppola is at work Megalopolis. Enough for the Cannes Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, Telluride and Toronto to flock to the filmmaker’s door to present it. But Francis Ford Coppola still wants to collaborate with a distributor before showing it at a festival, and that’s where things get stuck…

Indeed, it was also reported by Matteo Belloni of Disk that at the end of the screening there was a “general perplexity” about the commercial future of the film. According to one spectator, Megalopolis would not haveno commercial prospects“and it would be”uncompromising in his “delirium”“. In other words, Megalopolis seems to be a headache for distributors. In fact, they would ask questions about his ability to do so find your audience. And therefore be profitable at the box office. Not necessarily news to Francis Ford Coppola, who had had similar complications Apocalypse now…

A scenario that opens up

Waiting for it to become clear when and under which flag it will be released Megalopolisthis first screening allowed us to know something more about its scenario.

The destruction of a New York-like metropolis following an accident gives rise to opposing visions of the future. On the one hand, Cesar (Adam Driver), an ambitious and idealistic architect. On the other, his sworn enemy, the city mayor Frank Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito). The debate focuses on whether to embrace the future and build a utopia with renewable materials, or adopt a normal reconstruction strategy, steeped in corruption and power bargaining. Between the two is the mayor’s socialite daughter, Julia (Nathalie Emmanuel), a young woman who has grown up around power and is searching for meaning in her life.

Source: Cine Serie

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