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

Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s long-awaited dream project, got here and went from theaters final yr. Often, 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 street for a series of events called “An Night With Francis Ford Coppola and Megalopolis Screening.” It kicks off in Pink 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 known as “The right way to Change Our Future.”

“That is the best way 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 value round $40.

Launched final yr, Megalopolis was the results of a long time of planning and anticipation from the legendary director of The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and The Dialog. It value effectively over $100 million and was paid for nearly solely by Coppola himself, nevertheless it proceeded to bomb on the field workplace, grossing a little bit over $14 million. Nonetheless, the movie’s enormous ambition and beyond-weird performances, themes, and visuals gave it the beginnings of cult basic standing. Bodily variations of the movie have been launched however nothing past that.

Adam Driver stars within the movie as a visionary architect who desires to push his metropolis into the longer term, 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 complete sense.

We don’t suppose Megalopolis is a very good film, nevertheless it’s actually fascinating, worthy of debate, and absolutely there gained’t be too many extra circumstances to see Coppola talk about his work in public within the coming years. For those who’re a fan, take notice.

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