Before its first appearance Francis Ford CoppolaNew ambitious movie huge city Next month, the Oscar-winning director reveals why he chose to… Hollywood actors who seem to have been “canceled”. Starring Jon Voight, Shia LaBeouf, Adam Driver, and Giancarlo Esposito, huge city Set in a new version of the United States, the film follows an architect determined to rebuild New Rome (New York City) after a catastrophic disaster, and the challenges he faces from those in power.
Coppola recently sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss all things huge cityincluding why he decided to cast stars who were somehow “cancelled.” The Godfather The director revealed that he did this because he didn't want his passion project to seem like a “Wake up Hollywood production.” See his comments below.
“What I didn't want to happen
Does this mean we are considered a product of woke Hollywood?
This is just a lecture for the viewers.
The staff includes people who have been cancelled at one time or another.
“There were people who were very conservative and people who were very progressive politically. But we were all working together on one film. That was interesting, I thought.”
Among those “cancelled” are Jon Voight and Shia LaBeouf, two controversial actors who have been largely ignored by the Hollywood establishment. One for his outspoken support of Donald Trump (Voight), the other (LaBeouf) for a number of reasons, not least the allegations of abuse by his ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs. Interestingly, Voight plays a Trump-like character in huge cityHamilton Crassus III, the wealthy uncle of Driver's character Caesar Catiline, and president of the Crassus National Bank.
Megalopolis was already cancelled before its release.
First conceived by Coppola in 1977, huge city The project had been a passion of his for decades, and had been started and stopped several times over the years. Frustrated with Hollywood's long-standing studio system, the director decided to finance the film's entire $120 million production budget himself. “I have everything to lose here.” He told Rolling Stone magazine. “Somehow, I have nothing left to lose now.”
After premiering at the 77th Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, huge city Critics are already divided on a film that moviegoers will either love or hate. “amazing” Production by some, and “The most expensive project in the history of cinema” While others believe that Coppola's latest film has angered many for reasons that some may consider worthy of cancellation.
The director has already been reported to have fired the visual effects team in 2022, and had a number of creative differences with the cast and crew during filming. More recently, allegations of misconduct by Coppola have surfaced, including reports of him “grabbing” and “kissing” female extras without their consent. Earlier last week, a trailer for the film was released huge city The film also came under heavy criticism for using AI-generated quotes to promote the film, prompting Lionsgate to pull it and apologize.
Is the emergence of “cancelled” stars and all the controversy surrounding them? huge city Was this the reason for the film’s box office failure, and perhaps Coppola’s own downfall? We’ll have to wait until September 27 to find out, when the epic sci-fi drama hits theaters.
