Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Is Returning to Theaters, in a Actually Mega Manner

Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s long-awaited dream project, got here and went from theaters final 12 months. Normally, after that, a movie would present up on demand or for streaming however that wasn’t the case right here. What was happening with Megalopolis? Now we all know.

Beginning July 20, Coppola’s movie might be taken on the highway for a series of events called “An Night With Francis Ford Coppola and Megalopolis Screening.” It kicks off in Crimson Financial institution, NJ, earlier than going to Port Chester, NY; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Dallas, TX; and San Francisco, CA. It features a screening of the movie, clearly, in addition to an “interactive dialogue” with Coppola referred to as “Methods to Change Our Future.”

“That is the way in which Megalopolis was meant to be seen,” Coppola said in a statement. “In a big venue, with a crowd and adopted by intense interactive discussions concerning the future.” You may get tickets on Ticketmaster, which seem to price round $40.

Launched final 12 months, Megalopolis was the results of many years of planning and anticipation from the legendary director of The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and The Dialog. It price properly over $100 million and was paid for nearly completely by Coppola himself, however it proceeded to bomb on the field workplace, grossing somewhat over $14 million. Nonetheless, the movie’s large ambition and beyond-weird performances, themes, and visuals gave it the beginnings of cult traditional standing. Bodily variations of the movie had been launched however nothing past that.

Adam Driver stars within the movie as a visionary architect who desires to push his metropolis into the long run, solely to run right into a hard-nosed mayor, performed by Giancarlo Esposito. Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, and Shia LaBeouf all get within the enjoyable together with Aubrey Plaza as a personality named Wow Platinum. Sure, it’s a film the place somebody named “Wow Platinum” makes whole sense.

We don’t suppose Megalopolis is a very good film, however it’s actually fascinating, worthy of debate, and certainly there gained’t be too many extra instances to see Coppola talk about his work in public within the coming years. When you’re a fan, take observe.

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