Francis Ford Coppola’s Metropolis Is Finally Released

About five years ago, the famous film producer Francis Ford Coppola Talking about his eventual plans to create a film that has been brewing in his mind since the 1980s. He even tried to do it in the early 2000s, but 9/11 made that impossible because he felt it was in bad taste.But twenty years later, he finally did it Megacity, It will be available later this year.

In a recent program Accutron PodcastCoppola confirmed that the film will undergo “several months” of post-production before being released in theaters. Production on the film wrapped in March 2023, and a tentative agreement was reached with SAG-AFTRA in August so that reshoots could take place during the Hollywood strike. Of the upcoming film, Coppola called it “unusual and never boring.” Other than that, we’ll see. ”

Hailed as an epic science fiction drama and a love story, Megacity Adam Driver stars as Caesar, an architect who hopes to rebuild New York City into a utopia after a “catastrophic disaster.” His progressive views eventually clashed with his lover’s father, who was described as having a more classical view of society. The film’s cast also includes Natalie Emmanuel, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne, Shia LeBeoufAubrey Plaza and Giancarlo Esposito.

Megacity This will be Coppola’s first film since 2011’s texter, Although there were also troubles during the production process. By this time last year, report The film has exceeded its original $120 million budget, and several key staff members have left, including production designer Beth Mickle and the visual effects team, including supervisor Mark Russell Mark Russell).Both Coppola and driver contradicted those claims, with the latter calling it “one of the best filming experiences I’ve ever had.”But as the outlet has previously noted, Coppola’s work can be confusing at times, as apocalypse now (This is cited in the report as a point of comparison) and Dracula played by Bram Stoker.

[via IndieWire]

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