Megalopolis l September 27, 2024 | Lionsgate | Francis Ford Coppola's future magnum opus l CINEMA HAS BEEN SAVED

[Film Score Fan]

8 hours ago, dudalb said:

Oh, I absolutely agree, but you do market a serious film like Megalopolis different then you would a CBM movie. They do need a trailer.

Who is in charge of marketing; Coppola;s company or Lionsgate.

If it is Lionsgate they are in trouble, given how crappy it;s marketing for it last few movies had been.

 

Apparently, Megalopolis it´s Shakesperian and very  serious and moving in some segments... and a satirical farce in others, with black humor. That´s part of the problem, it seems, marketing wise. The tone changes within the film. It´s crazy, wild, takes big swings and does not care very much for it being a product made in 2024, if you know what I mean (don´t expect political correctness with this one). It also seems that the screenplay is pretty much the version that was written in 1982, except for the things that have been cut/trimmed (that particular draft is ridiculously long, but an amazing read).

 

For good or bad, Coppola made the film that he wanted to make. No compromises. 

 

Lionsgate is in charge of doing the marketing but Coppola is paying for it, it seems. 

Edited August 31 by Film Score Fan

[kayumanggi]

[dudalb]

" A Fable" what the hell does that mean anyway?

As huge a admirer of Coppolla as I am,,and I considere him one of the great directors of the last half of the 20th Century, I am lowering my expectations for this one.

[Firepower]

 

[WorkingonaName]

I cant tell whether this will be a masterpiece or a disaster. 

[kayumanggi]

[harry713]

Just set a reminder in my AMC app for when tickets go on sale. Disaster… Masterpiece… Disasterpiece? Either way I’m there opening weekend to see for myself. 

[dudalb]

7 hours ago, WorkingonaName said:

I cant tell whether this will be a masterpiece or a disaster. 

Or something in between....some of it impressive and some of it just silly.

[AJG]

7 hours ago, WorkingonaName said:

I cant tell whether this will be a masterpiece or a disaster. 

It’s gonna be “meh” and we’ll move on from it in a week.

[dudalb]

Onw odd thing, Politically Coppola is on the opposite side from Ayn Rand, but the Driver charecter seems to have more then a little Howard Roark in 'The Fountianhead" in it.

 I hope, though, Coppola does not go for a simplistic 

Heroic  Artist Vs The World" storyline. Ihope he deal with how destructive a obbssesd person can be; the charecter wants to build his city, and does not care about who he destroys in the process.

[dudalb]

Just now, AJG said:

It’s gonna be “meh” and we’ll move on from it in a week.

I would put it a bit differently, but it being a very mixed bad is a real possiblity.

But You seem not to like Coppola very much. With all his misfires, the man has still made some great, great, films.

[OncomingStorm93]

My local 20s/30s cinephile group in LA is all in sync about catching this in theaters. There's going to be minimal mass appeal but I'm sure the LA audiences will be lively.

[SpiderByte]

I feel like the idea of it being "the next godfather level classic" works against it. Expectations too high

[interiorgatordecorator]

so I assume the early fan screenings on the 24th will include the in-person gimmick? maybe a final way to build hype? 

[grim22]

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[dudalb]

On 9/9/2024 at 5:36 AM, grim22 said:

That is a mixed blessing' A lot of these "film I ALways wanted to make" projects turn out to be dissapontments.

[AniNate]

The saga continues

 

Francis Ford Coppola Sues Variety and Executive Editors for Libel Over ‘Megalopolis’ Misconduct Report - TheWrap

[WittyUsername]

This whole saga makes the Don’t Worry Darling drama look downright tame. 

[TomThomas]

 

[dudalb]

16 hours ago, AniNate said:

The saga continues

 

Francis Ford Coppola Sues Variety and Executive Editors for Libel Over ‘Megalopolis’ Misconduct Report - TheWrap

Is Tom Hagen handling the case?