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Francis Ford Coppola admits to purposefully using 'canceled' actors like Shia LaBeouf and Jon Voight for new movie Megalopolis


The renowned film director, 85, admitted he purposefully included 'canceled' actors in his movie, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

Francis Ford Coppola is doubling down on his decision to cast a controversial group of actors for his new movie Megalopolis. FKA Twigs filed a lawsuit, claiming her ex put her through 'relentless' sexual battery, physical assault, and emotional abuse. The logline for the upcoming science-fiction drama reads: 'The city of New Rome is the main conflict between Cesar Catilina (Driver), a brilliant artist in favor of a utopian future, and the greedy mayor Franklyn Cicero (Esposito).

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