Francis Ford Coppola says he hopes to live long enough to make his ‘live cinema’ project Distant Vision.
During an in-conversation event in Rome on the eve of the Rome Film Festival, Coppola also decried the film business for its lack of risk taking, and said aspiring filmmakers should hone their skills in theatre rather than make short films.
Coppola said he wanted to film Distant Vision entirely live. It will reportedly tell the story of a family over three generations whose history coincides with the development of television. He started working on the project a decade ago, first workshopping...
During an in-conversation event in Rome on the eve of the Rome Film Festival, Coppola also decried the film business for its lack of risk taking, and said aspiring filmmakers should hone their skills in theatre rather than make short films.
Coppola said he wanted to film Distant Vision entirely live. It will reportedly tell the story of a family over three generations whose history coincides with the development of television. He started working on the project a decade ago, first workshopping...
- 10/16/2024
- ScreenDaily
Francis Ford Coppola cast "cancelled" stars in 'Megalopolis' because he didn’t want the movie to be considered "some woke Hollywood production".The upcoming sci-fi drama includes controversial actors Shia Labeouf – who was accused of sexual assault in 2021 – and far-right Donald Trump supporter Jon Voight, though the 85-year-old director has revealed he purposely brought on the stars to avoid the picture being written off as a "woke" film that's "lecturing viewers".He explained to Rolling Stone magazine: "What I didn’t want to happen is that we’re deemed some woke Hollywood production that’s simply lecturing viewers."There were people who are archconservatives and others who are extremely politically progressive. But we were all working on one film together. That was interesting, I thought."'The Godfather' filmmaker praised Labeouf for his work on the flick, though admitted the actor had "deliberately" tried to create tension between himself and the director.
- 8/27/2024
- by Alex Getting
- Bang Showbiz
After extra actress Lauren Pagone admitted she was “caught off guard” by Francis Ford Coppola’s behavior on the “Megalopolis” set, the auteur is refuting claims of being inappropriate.
Coppola told Rolling Stone that allegations of him kissing extras against their will are “totally untrue” and were purposefully made public to “damage” the release of the film.
In a May report by The Guardian, multiple anonymous crew members said that Coppola incorporated “old school” tactics to “try to get [female extras] in the mood” for a nightclub scene. That included allegedly hugging and kissing actresses during takes.
“You’re talking about the Guardian piece, which is totally untrue. If you read that piece, you’ll realize that whoever the sources were — and I honestly don’t know who the sources were — it’s the same people who provided quotes for that Hollywood Reporter piece that said all these people were fired or resigned,...
Coppola told Rolling Stone that allegations of him kissing extras against their will are “totally untrue” and were purposefully made public to “damage” the release of the film.
In a May report by The Guardian, multiple anonymous crew members said that Coppola incorporated “old school” tactics to “try to get [female extras] in the mood” for a nightclub scene. That included allegedly hugging and kissing actresses during takes.
“You’re talking about the Guardian piece, which is totally untrue. If you read that piece, you’ll realize that whoever the sources were — and I honestly don’t know who the sources were — it’s the same people who provided quotes for that Hollywood Reporter piece that said all these people were fired or resigned,...
- 8/26/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Contra what feels like all known odds, Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis––40 years after he completed an initial draft––opens in one month and one day. Thus a promotional roll-out has begun: first with a trailer that (hilariously) positioned itself against critical establishment while (just-as-hilariously) using fake quotes to make its point; now, more substantially, in a must-read interview from Rolling Stone‘s David Fear that covers much lay of the land––the film’s long gestation, its production (chaotic or otherwise), its controversies (kissed extras among them), how James Gandolfini helped shape it 20-plus years ago, etc. and so on.
Towards interview’s end, Fear asks Coppola about his next stages. While a big question for anybody of such advanced age, Coppola says there are at least two more films he hopes to make:
I’m working on two potential projects right now. One is a regular sort of...
Towards interview’s end, Fear asks Coppola about his next stages. While a big question for anybody of such advanced age, Coppola says there are at least two more films he hopes to make:
I’m working on two potential projects right now. One is a regular sort of...
- 8/26/2024
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Fred Roos, the longtime producing and casting collaborator of Francis Ford Coppola, has died at age 89.
Roos famously found Jack Nicholson and Harrison Ford, launching both actors’ respective careers, and even helped cast Carrie Fisher alongside Ford in “Star Wars.” He is credited for also boosting the careers of Kirsten Dunst, Diane Keaton, Laurence Fishburne, Frederic Forest, Diane Lane, Nicolas Cage, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Jennifer Connelly, Billy Bob Thorton, Marshall Bell, and more.
Roos later served as the casting director for Coppola’s “The Godfather,” leading auteur Coppola to deem Roos “one of the great casting talents in the last 40 years of American movies” in a 2004 interview with the Chicago Tribune.
Roos produced follow-up film “The Godfather: Part II,” “Apocalypse Now,” and Coppola’s recent “Megalopolis,” for which he also helped cast the star-studded ensemble. In 1974, both Roos and Coppola earned two Oscar...
Roos famously found Jack Nicholson and Harrison Ford, launching both actors’ respective careers, and even helped cast Carrie Fisher alongside Ford in “Star Wars.” He is credited for also boosting the careers of Kirsten Dunst, Diane Keaton, Laurence Fishburne, Frederic Forest, Diane Lane, Nicolas Cage, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Jennifer Connelly, Billy Bob Thorton, Marshall Bell, and more.
Roos later served as the casting director for Coppola’s “The Godfather,” leading auteur Coppola to deem Roos “one of the great casting talents in the last 40 years of American movies” in a 2004 interview with the Chicago Tribune.
Roos produced follow-up film “The Godfather: Part II,” “Apocalypse Now,” and Coppola’s recent “Megalopolis,” for which he also helped cast the star-studded ensemble. In 1974, both Roos and Coppola earned two Oscar...
- 5/21/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Sebastian is now streaming on Tubi and Amazon Prime Video and we have the trailer, poster, and synopsis.
The crime-driven horror film in which a serial killer ravages a city stars horror icon Jamie Bernadette (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu), Darius McCrary (Family Matters), Torrei Hart (Hollywould), and Luca Della Valle (Distant Vision). The supporting cast includes Clifton Powell (Ray), Cocoa Brown (9-1-1), Jermaine Hopkins (Lean on Me), Jayson Warner Smith (The Walking Dead), Tracey Graves (Super Turnt), Michael Emery (Station 19), and Jermel Howard (Luke Cage). The film is written and directed by Mann Robinson (Super Turnt).
Sebastian is already climbing Tubi’s most-watched lists, having gone viral on social media the day of its release with opinion leaders in film openly praising the movie. Noted film producer Jan O’Connell (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu) compared the film to the popular 1995 film “Se7en...
The crime-driven horror film in which a serial killer ravages a city stars horror icon Jamie Bernadette (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu), Darius McCrary (Family Matters), Torrei Hart (Hollywould), and Luca Della Valle (Distant Vision). The supporting cast includes Clifton Powell (Ray), Cocoa Brown (9-1-1), Jermaine Hopkins (Lean on Me), Jayson Warner Smith (The Walking Dead), Tracey Graves (Super Turnt), Michael Emery (Station 19), and Jermel Howard (Luke Cage). The film is written and directed by Mann Robinson (Super Turnt).
Sebastian is already climbing Tubi’s most-watched lists, having gone viral on social media the day of its release with opinion leaders in film openly praising the movie. Noted film producer Jan O’Connell (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu) compared the film to the popular 1995 film “Se7en...
- 1/11/2024
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Could a premiere be in the offing at New York or AFI Fest?
Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis has secured a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement months after it wrapped production in Atlanta in March, prompting speculation as to whether Coppola needs to do reshoots or might be angling for a festival slot.
The first film directed by Coppola in seven years stars Adam Driver – who was in Venice on Thursday for the world premiere of Ferrari, which has an interim agreement – as well as Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Forest Whitaker, and Shia Labeouf.
Sources told Screen earlier this year...
Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis has secured a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement months after it wrapped production in Atlanta in March, prompting speculation as to whether Coppola needs to do reshoots or might be angling for a festival slot.
The first film directed by Coppola in seven years stars Adam Driver – who was in Venice on Thursday for the world premiere of Ferrari, which has an interim agreement – as well as Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Forest Whitaker, and Shia Labeouf.
Sources told Screen earlier this year...
- 8/31/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Horror Icon Jamie Bernadette Stars in Serial Killer Film Sebastian, Now Streaming on Tubi: "Sebastian is now streaming on Tubi and we have the trailer, poster, and synopsis. The crime-driven horror film in which a serial killer ravages a city stars horror icon Jamie Bernadette (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu), Darius McCrary (Family Matters), Torrei Hart (Hollywould), and Luca Della Valle (Distant Vision). The supporting cast includes Clifton Powell (Ray), Cocoa Brown (9-1-1), Jermaine Hopkins (Lean on Me), Jayson Warner Smith (The Walking Dead), Tracey Graves (Super Turnt), Michael Emery (Station 19), and Jermel Howard (Luke Cage). The film is written and directed by Mann Robinson (Super Turnt).
Sebastian is already climbing Tubi’s most-watched lists, having gone viral on social media the day of its release with opinion leaders in film openly praising the movie. Noted film producer Jan O’Connell (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu...
Sebastian is already climbing Tubi’s most-watched lists, having gone viral on social media the day of its release with opinion leaders in film openly praising the movie. Noted film producer Jan O’Connell (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu...
- 7/12/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Epic tale of politics, power and love filmed in Atlanta.
Production has wrapped in Atlanta on Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s first directorial outing in seven years which boasts a starry cast including Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Forest Whitaker, and Shia Labeouf.
Post-production is underway and according to sources the film is unlikely to be ready this year, which ends speculation that it might premiere in Cannes, Venice, New York or any other 2023 festival as a completed film.
No US distributor was attached at time of writing.
Megalopolis weaves together politics, power and love in the story of...
Production has wrapped in Atlanta on Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s first directorial outing in seven years which boasts a starry cast including Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Forest Whitaker, and Shia Labeouf.
Post-production is underway and according to sources the film is unlikely to be ready this year, which ends speculation that it might premiere in Cannes, Venice, New York or any other 2023 festival as a completed film.
No US distributor was attached at time of writing.
Megalopolis weaves together politics, power and love in the story of...
- 3/30/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Epic tale of politics, power and love likely to be ready by 2024.
Production has wrapped in Atlanta on Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s first directorial outing in seven years which boasts a starry cast including Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Forest Whitaker, and Shia Labeouf.
Post-production is underway and according to sources the film is unlikely to be ready this year, which ends speculation that it may have premiered in Cannes, Venice or any other 2023 launch pad.
No US distributor was attached at time of writing.
Megalopolis weaves together politics, power and love in the story of an architect...
Production has wrapped in Atlanta on Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s first directorial outing in seven years which boasts a starry cast including Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Forest Whitaker, and Shia Labeouf.
Post-production is underway and according to sources the film is unlikely to be ready this year, which ends speculation that it may have premiered in Cannes, Venice or any other 2023 launch pad.
No US distributor was attached at time of writing.
Megalopolis weaves together politics, power and love in the story of an architect...
- 3/30/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Forest Whitaker has shed new plot details about Francis Ford Coppola’s mystery project “Megalopolis,” which is set to start shooting in August.
The actor-producer, who is in Cannes to receive the festival’s honorary Palme d’Or, suggested he had a substantial role in the new movie, and spoke favorably of Coppola’s script, which is a long-gestating passion project that’s been in the works for 20 years. Coppola invested more than 100 million of his own resources to make the film, which is his first as a director since 2016’s “Distant Vision.”
“The cast is coming together,” said Whittaker, who praised Coppola as an “amazing filmmaker” that he was excited to work with. The “Last King of Scotland” Oscar winner will star in “Megalopolis” alongside Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel and Jon Voight.
The movie’s plot has been something of a mystery, with Coppola saying in the past that...
The actor-producer, who is in Cannes to receive the festival’s honorary Palme d’Or, suggested he had a substantial role in the new movie, and spoke favorably of Coppola’s script, which is a long-gestating passion project that’s been in the works for 20 years. Coppola invested more than 100 million of his own resources to make the film, which is his first as a director since 2016’s “Distant Vision.”
“The cast is coming together,” said Whittaker, who praised Coppola as an “amazing filmmaker” that he was excited to work with. The “Last King of Scotland” Oscar winner will star in “Megalopolis” alongside Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel and Jon Voight.
The movie’s plot has been something of a mystery, with Coppola saying in the past that...
- 5/17/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Listen up, oenophiles and cinephiles alike. Director Francis Ford Coppola has a special gift to send your way if you buy $800 of vino from his Coppola wine label. The package, as advertised on Coppola’s website, will include 24 bottles of his Director’s Cut wine, along with a first-edition, signed screenplay of his Oscar-nominated 1974 thriller “The Conversation.” Those who purchase “The Conversation” package will also receive an invitation to a live, online, intimate conversation with Francis Ford Coppola later this summer, along with a digital code from Lionsgate that can be redeemed to download the film via Apple, Google, Vudu, or FandangoNow.
According to Coppola’s website, “Each bottle of Director’s Cut pays homage to the history of filmmaking with its wraparound label designed after a Zoetrope strip, one of the earliest moving picture devices. These particular strips are exact replicas from Francis’s personal Zoetrope collection.” The wines are sourced from Sonoma.
According to Coppola’s website, “Each bottle of Director’s Cut pays homage to the history of filmmaking with its wraparound label designed after a Zoetrope strip, one of the earliest moving picture devices. These particular strips are exact replicas from Francis’s personal Zoetrope collection.” The wines are sourced from Sonoma.
- 8/8/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Joseph Baxter Apr 4, 2019
Megalopolis, the long-planned sci-fi dream project of Francis Ford Coppola, is finally moving forward.
Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis is a mooted movie that’s almost as mythical as the sci-fi-utopia New York City in which it was to be set. While the project – the planned pièce de résistance of his storied career – managed to shoot 30 minutes of second unit footage, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks made an unwelcome atmosphere for his planned vision. However, the Megalopolis myth never died, and now, nearly two decades after its false start, Coppola appears to be moving forward with the project!
Coppola, the legendary director/screenwriter of The Godfather Trilogy, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders and The Cotton Club, is reportedly making preparations to make his Megalopolis dream movie into a reality this year, reports Deadline. Just a few days short of his 80th birthday, Coppola has dusted off his script and...
Megalopolis, the long-planned sci-fi dream project of Francis Ford Coppola, is finally moving forward.
Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis is a mooted movie that’s almost as mythical as the sci-fi-utopia New York City in which it was to be set. While the project – the planned pièce de résistance of his storied career – managed to shoot 30 minutes of second unit footage, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks made an unwelcome atmosphere for his planned vision. However, the Megalopolis myth never died, and now, nearly two decades after its false start, Coppola appears to be moving forward with the project!
Coppola, the legendary director/screenwriter of The Godfather Trilogy, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders and The Cotton Club, is reportedly making preparations to make his Megalopolis dream movie into a reality this year, reports Deadline. Just a few days short of his 80th birthday, Coppola has dusted off his script and...
- 4/4/2019
- Den of Geek
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