'Definitely one of the ways to promote a movie.'
A Trailer For Francis Ford Coppola's"Megalopolis" Already Has People Talking From The First 30 Seconds Alonewas released on Aug. 21, marking the return of one of the most celebrated directors in Hollywood. However, it's a project that has been coming for a very, very long time., is a longtime passion project that's had quite the journey to produce. It takes place in a crumbling metropolis called New Rome.
The film was initially set to be filmed in 1989 but was shelved after Coppola prioritized other projects, such as in 2001, but the film was again abandoned because its themes were too closely related to the 9/11 attacks.on set, which Coppola and some actors have disputed. For instance, key crew members were replaced mid-production, and Coppola was accused of problematic on-set behavior.
The film's road to completion, currently at 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, is a story reminiscent of past Coppola productions. Other films that would later become celebrated classics were also doubted in their earliest days, and based on the trailer, he's well aware of this.From this opening alone, the internet was talking in anticipation of what could be one of the year's biggest films.
It takes real guts for a filmmaker to put out those negative reviews from early screenings to promote their movie ahead of its public release.One person said,"The fact that Francis Ford Coppola does all the marketing himself, from his own money and this was the best trailer that he could come up with those insane bad reviews that he got for his past movies is absolutely crazy.
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