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Francis Ford Coppola Slams Studio System After He Self-Financed ‘Megalopolis’: Execs ‘Don’t Make Good Movies … They Pay Their Debt Obligations’
Francis Ford Coppola shared his thoughts on the current studio system during the press conference for his self-financed epic 'Megalopolis.'
Francis Ford Coppola shared his thoughts on the current studio system during the Cannes Film Festival press conference for his self-financed epic “ Megalopolis,” saying that they might not be around much longer. The sci-fi epic divided the Cannes audience at its premiere on Thursday night, earning a seven-minute standing ovation but also sparking plenty of discourse about its slew of shocking scenes, including a deepfake sex tape featuring Adam Driver, Shia LaBeouf playing a Trumpian figure who sometimes dresses in drag and Aubrey Plaza’s evil dominatrix. “Megalopolis” marks the 85-year-old director’s first film in over a decade, since 2011’s “Twixt.” It follows architect Cesar Catilina (Driver), who after an accident destroys a New York City-esque metropolis, works to rebuild it as a sustainable utopia.
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