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Francis Ford Coppola Plans Film Based on Edith Wharton’s ‘The Glimpses of the Moon’

©Courtesy of Youth Without Youth  Just a week before the release of Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola is already talking of his next project: a filmic adaptation of Edith Wharton’s 1922 novel The Glimpses of the Moon. Describing the novel as “a whimsical, very interesting story that I love,” Coppola was quoted in the Telegraph, a…

“Megalopolis” Video Review: Coppola’s Ambitious Modern Roman Epic is a Total Disaster

Oscar-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has spent nearly 40 years of making his magnum opus, Megalopolis, a film that mixes modern-day New York City with ancient Rome to create New Rome. In this setting and constantly dreaming of the future is Adam Driver’s Cesar Catalina, a brilliant inventor and architect who is always striving to…

Francis Ford Coppola Justifies His Firing of the ‘Megalopolis’ Art Department

Photo by Phil Caruso/Lionsgate/Phil Caruso/Lionsgate – © 2024 Lionsgate Three weeks ahead of the September 27 release of Megalopolis, director Francis Ford Coppola is already commenting about the allegations that he’d fired his art department and visual-effects team back in December of 2022. News of the firings was first published by The Hollywood Reporter in January…

Francis Ford Coppola Plans Two New Films After ‘Megalopolis’

©Courtesy of American Zoetrope Youth Without Youth The legendary Francis Ford Coppola shows no signs of slowing down. The 85-year-old auteur told Rolling Stone that he’ll working on two more films after Megalopolis.Coppola declared that retirement was decidedly not an option, telling the interviewer of his current plans to make a drama set in England,…

Lionsgate Will Release Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis”

Photo by Mihai Malaimare – © 2024 – American Zoetrope Francis Ford Coppola put aside some of his personal wealth to invest in the $120 million project, Megalopolis which features Adam Driver as a man with a passion for creating a utopian city. After it premiered at Cannes last month, Megalopolis, a $120 million epic production…

The Cannes Film Festival 2024 : See the Full List of Winners

At a gala ceremony on Saturday night, the 77th Cannes Film Festival’s winners were announced. Sean Baker was awarded the Palme d’Or, the festival’s highest honor for his latest outing, Anora which is about a rowdy whirlwind romance between an exotic dancer (Mikey Madison) and the obscenely rich son of a Russian oligarch (played by…

Fred Roos, Oscar-Winning Producer, Dies at 89

©Courtesy of Fred Roos Family Fred Roos, the Oscar-winning producer and casting director who had close relationships with the Coppola family, has died, Variety is reporting. The filmmaker, who’s remembered for casting and producing The Godfather series, American Graffiti and Megalopolis, was 89. He died on Saturday in Beverly Hills, four days before what would…

Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Secures a Several Distribution Deals Ahead of Cannes Premiere

©Photo by Mike Longhi   Francis Ford Coppola’s epic “Megalopolis,”which debuts at Cannes this week, has reportedly already secured distribution deals in Europe. Le Pacte will be distributing the film in France, says its president, Jean Labadie, who has described “Megalopolis, a “spectacular” film with a “unique visual universe.” He was quoted as saying that…

The Cannes Film Festival Reveals Lineup

  In what seems to be our favorite directors are back at the French resort, the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its line-up, the festival will bring “Godfather” series Director Francis ford Coppola with a highly anticipated film, “Magalopolis” starring Adam Driver, “Mad Max” series Director George Miller “Furiosa” starring Anya Taylor-Joy. “Star War” series…

Megalopolis – Official ‘First Look’ Clip

Photo by Mihai Malaimare – © 2024 – American Zoetrope The 120 million-budgeted epic film ‘Megalopolis‘ has released its first clip, following the release of the first official photo earlier this week. A few weeks from now, the film will make its world debut at the Cannes Film Festival, H.G. Wells‘ 1936 film ‘Things to Come’…

Is Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Turning Into a Megaflopolis?

Is Megalopolis turning into a Megaflopolis? Despite the fact that Francis Ford Coppola’s new movie will kick off the Cannes Film Festival in May, and despite the fact that Coppola has created some of the most iconic films of the past half century, including the three Godfather films, Apocalypse Now, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the…