Megalopolis

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Title: Megalopolis

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Cast: Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Laurence Fishburne, Forest Whitaker, Jon Voight, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jason Schwartzman, Grace VanderWaal, Kathryn Hunter, James Remar

Plot: An architect wants to rebuild New York City as a utopia following a devastating disaster.
 
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“The fate of Rome haunts a modern world unable to solve its own social problems in this epic story of political ambition, genius, and conflicted love.”

Coppola is independently producing the movie, which is budgeted at just under $100 million.
 
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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Faces Uphill Battle for Mega Deal: “Just No Way to Position This Movie”

The self-funded epic is deemed too “experimental” and “not good” enough for the $100 million marketing spend envisioned by the legendary director.
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‘Megalopolis’: After Wild Speculation, What Exactly Is So ‘Bats—’ About Francis Ford Coppola’s Opus?

The wild plot points in Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' raises questions about the potential audience and distributor.
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"One person told me it's unreleasable. I didn't go there in my newsletter, but Kim Masters and her piece did go there. There's a scene apparently with John Voight, who apparently has an erection, 85 years old in the scene.

And he and Aubrey Plaza have an interaction that I think a lot of people in the theater were laughing at. There's a lot of other stuff that is sort of baffling. At one point during the screening, there was a live person that came up and started to have a dialogue with the screen, which apparently is like baked into the movie.

So try replicating that in a multiplex environment where you've got to have a person come down and talk to the screen during the movie. I don't know that that's going to translate. Like it's clearly an experimental already film from a guy who does not give a shit what people think and more power to him."



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coppola just made a deal with a distributor in France to release it there, which automatically bars Netflix from buying it since France has a law that any movie released in french theaters cannot be streamed for 15 months. At a screener in Hollywood every studio passed on the movie lol
 
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spronk said:
There's a scene apparently with John Voight, who apparently has an erection, 85 years old in the scene.

And he and Aubrey Plaza have an interaction that I think a lot of people in the theater were laughing at.
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What a bizarre story (the making/release of this movie). Having real people interact with the screen sounds like what James Cameron pioneered with the T2 3D film at Universal Studios.

The synopsis sounds like a completely different movie from what the trailer shows. No idea what we're getting here... and it's probably the most excited I've been for a movie in years. It evoked some feelings I haven't gotten from a trailer in ages. Something that's wildly different from the norm might be what cinema needs at this point.
 
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Rajaah said:
Something that's wildly different from the norm might be what cinema needs at this point.
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You are saying this like there are not many movies that are wildly different from the norm constantly being made. Now, some are easier to have access to than others. I was going to mention Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World, but apparently it can be seen on Amazon Prime Video!
 
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You are saying this like there are not many movies that are wildly different from the norm constantly being made. Now, some are easier to have access to than others. I was going to mention Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World, but apparently it can be seen on Amazon Prime Video!
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I mean something that'll get wide attention / theater plays that is a major departure from the norm. Not the abundance of arthouse films out there, and they're great, but a big deal movie that might actually change the paradigm a bit and make it cooler to take risks. That's the vibe I get from this project, we'll see if it actually pans out in that regard.
 
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Rajaah said:
I mean something that'll get wide attention / theater plays that is a major departure from the norm. Not the abundance of arthouse films out there, and they're great, but a big deal movie that might actually change the paradigm a bit and make it cooler to take risks. That's the vibe I get from this project, we'll see if it actually pans out in that regard.
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Oh! I see what you mean. I am not sure that will do it though. Considering he had to produce the movie himself, I doubt that distributors are more excited than the production companies were. Maybe it will get a broader release if it does well at the Cannes Film Festival though (be it winning awards or at least generating some positive buzz). Until then, I would say that something like Poor Thing kinda fit your bill?
 
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Adam Driver 'aint afraid to bury a franchise or a director if he's getting paid, but I am rooting for it.
 
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Rajaah said:
What a bizarre story (the making/release of this movie). Having real people interact with the screen sounds like what James Cameron pioneered with the T2 3D film at Universal Studios.

The synopsis sounds like a completely different movie from what the trailer shows. No idea what we're getting here... and it's probably the most excited I've been for a movie in years. It evoked some feelings I haven't gotten from a trailer in ages. Something that's wildly different from the norm might be what cinema needs at this point.
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Pioneered???

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currently sitting at 53%

i don't think its picked up a US distributor yet, and FFC spent $120m of his own money on this

i don't think its gonna be Star Wars
 
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currently sitting at 53%

i don't think its picked up a US distributor yet, and FFC spent $120m of his own money on this

i don't think its gonna be Star Wars
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I read a lot of hate he is getting is for making the film outside of Hollywood norms. Apparently he didn't want to deal with the DEI crap.
 
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I read a lot of hate he is getting is for making the film outside of Hollywood norms. Apparently he didn't want to deal with the DEI crap.
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Getting funded isn't easy to do. Spielberg himself said he has a hard time scaring up cash.

And yet there are people like Kathleen Kennedy who still has a job after leaving billion dollar holes all over the place.
 
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I read a lot of hate he is getting is for making the film outside of Hollywood norms. Apparently he didn't want to deal with the DEI crap.
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Which gives me hope this is getting panned by people who are, just naturally, faggots (everyone in Hollywood).
 
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