The Godfather director's new movie deemed too "experimental" as it struggles to find a distributor
Apr. 9, 2024Megalopolis is proving divisive between studio heads at Sony, Disney, and more…
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Looks like Francis Ford Coppola’s new movieMegalopolisis going to have a bit of a tough time making its way to cinemas…
Despite the sci-fi drama being directed by The Godfather helmer, and starring Giancarlo Esposito, Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, Dustin Hoffman, and Adam Driver, the likes ofSony, Warner Bros., Paramount, andDisneyare reportedly not too sure about its distribution due to its “experimental” nature.
The film screened for studio heads such as Ted Sarandos, Pam Abdy, and David Greenbaum back on March 28, and according toThe Hollywood Reporter, none so far have registered interest in acquiring the rights, with many suggesting it’s going to be “an enormously hard sell to a wide audience”.
“There is just no way to position this movie,” one attendee supposedly told the publication, as another explained: “Everyone is rooting for Francis and feels nostalgic. But then there is the business side of things.”
“It’s so not good, and it was so sad watching it,” one studio head allegedly claimed. “Anybody who puts [prints and advertising] behind it, you’re going to lose money. This is not how Coppola should end his directing career.”
“Does it wobble, wander, go all over the place? Yes,” confessed one more. “But it’s really imaginative and does say something about our time. I think it’s going to be a small, specialized label [that picks it up].”
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