Francis Ford Coppola
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Francis Ford Coppola’s long-awaited Megalopolis, lastly graced the silver display for its first screening, drawing a thunderous standing ovation from an keen viewers on the Universal CityWalk IMAX Theatre in Los Angeles. The “epic” movie, nurtured over twenty years in Coppola’s creativeness, appears to have captivated the viewers with its fusion of previous and future, in accordance to studies from Deadline.
The screening attracted business insiders, together with distributors and fellow filmmakers, together with a star-studded forged, together with Angelica Huston, Nicolas Cage, and Andy Garcia, amongst others.
Clocking in at two hours and 13 minutes, the movie, which has been in growth for over 20 years, explores the conflict between custom and progress in a metropolis resembling New York. Adam Driver stars as Cesar, an formidable architect, whereas Giancarlo Esposito portrays Mayor Frank Cicero, representing the opposing aspect of the controversy.
Coppola reportedly financed Megalopolis’s whole $120 million price range himself by leveraging a credit score line in opposition to his winery holdings. This echoes Apocalypse Now’s success story, the place Coppola’s unwavering perception within the movie led to its enduring profitability over 5 many years.
As Coppola seeks a distribution accomplice for the movie’s wider launch, anticipation grows for its launch later this yr.