Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis trailer withdrawn over fake quotes

wjrii , 1 hour ago

Let’s also not forget that FFC also seems to think getting paid a day rate to be an extra is a form of sex work.

What a weird career capper this is all turning out to be.

ravhall , 1 hour ago

Well, when an 85 year old rich man who is used to doing whatever they want pay people to be topless, I’m not shocked they feel they can do whatever they want 🤷‍♂️

FlyingSquid OP , 1 hour ago (edited 1 hour ago)

This is only semi-related, but I love that his nephew changed his name from Nicolas Coppola to Nicolas Cage because he wanted to be taken seriously as an actor and not just getting jobs because of who his uncle was.

And then his first film under that name was Valley Girl, which very strangely had a bunch of people who were in Coppola films in the cast.

Oh, and then his first big role was in Peggy Sue Got Married, directed by… Francis Ford Coppola.

wjrii , 34 minutes ago

That reminds me of Drew Barrymore getting her “start” as a wide-eyed moppet in ET, but also with a 200-year family history as prominent actors, including close associations with the Booth family. Not really that anybody was trying to be particularly sneaky, just funny.

UnderpantsWeevil , 16 minutes ago

At some level, having parents in the trade gives you access to education and experience that your peers aren’t going to have. And that’s fine. Just wish people wouldn’t pretend this is an aberration in an industry that’s dummy thick with nepotism.

HubertManne , 21 minutes ago

oh we so know this came from ai. its funny because I work in monitoring and its so easy to get data crossed when accessed in a simple dump type manner.

UnderpantsWeevil , 22 minutes ago

It’s probably not a good look for your film when you start off with “Everyone thought my other films sucked” and none of those allegations were true. It sort of sounds like you made a flop. Would have been funny if he’d included a few glowing quotes about Godfather III, though.

Also, incredibly ballsy to include “Dracula” on your list of panned films, given that the movie was mid at best.

Pronell , 2 hours ago

Ahahahaha… ahem.

The thing I said was a bad look for the trailer yesterday was made up. And here I’d been thinking Coppola had a file folder of critics that gave him bad reviews.

Nope. I have no clue what their thinking was here but it’s definitely turned me away from watching.

FlyingSquid OP , 1 hour ago

It supposedly bombed at Cannes (although the article says it got mixed reviews), but the real reason you shouldn’t watch it is at the end of the article:

Last month, footage also emerged of Coppola trying to kiss female extras on the set of the film with sources claiming unprofessional behaviour from the director on set.

warmaster , 3 hours ago

“Taking on critics might be an exciting and cathartic marketing tactic, but I suspect Megalopolis will need critics championing it when it actually comes out,” Ebiri writes. “And making up fake quotes from our heroes is probably not the best way to get us on your side."

How about money?

FlyingSquid OP , 2 hours ago

Certainly true of some critics, but a lot of them are so devoted to giving their authoritative opinion on a movie that they would never take money to change it unless you’re talking a shitload. There are also some, fewer all the time I admit, with integrity. Roger Ebert would never have taken a bribe for a good review. I doubt Leonard Maltin would.

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