Francis Ford Coppola once called Megalopolis 'a movie that costs a lot of money to make and there's not a patron out there'. So, 40 years in the making, was it worth it? Here's what the critics said after its Cannes premiere.
On paper, Megalopolis sounds like a slam dunk. One of the most celebrated directors of the last 50 years makes a high-concept, sci-fi epic that stars some of the hottest actors of the last two decades.
After finishing The Godfather Part III in 1991, Coppola was determined to start production on Megalopolis within the year, despite the lack of finished script and no production money. Knowing he would make more money from upcoming projects, he said he would be able to pursue Megalopolis to " , Coppola finally had the personal funds to make his vision a reality — and not a moment too soon, with the budget ballooning to
In April of this year, we got our first look at the film, as Coppola dedicated his labour of love to his wife of 60 years, Elenore, who died on April 12.— major studios baulked at the film's outlandishness and smaller outlets were unable to scrape together the $US100 million marketing budget Coppola was after.before its Cannes premiere that Megalopolis sold to five independent European distributors in Germany, Italy, Spain, France and the UK.
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