Few films are as hotly anticipated as Megalopolis by The Godfather and Apocalypse Now director Francis Ford Coppola. He first had the idea for it in 1977 and 47 years later, Coppola has actually completed the work.
Megalopolis has now also been released in the USA, where the studio Lionsgate is distributing the film. However, as has now been revealed, the director has to reach into your own pocket againto handle the marketing.
Francis Ford Coppola to pay for US marketing for Megalopolis himself
As the Hollywood Reporter writes in a report on Megalopolis, Lionsgate will not cover the marketing costs for the film. Instead, Coppola will raise 15 to 20 million dollars themselvesto pay for the advertising. Megalopolis is set to be shown in over 1,500 cinemas in the USA. The director has already financed the sci-fi blockbuster’s budget alone. It is said to be 120 million dollars.
Megalopolis celebrated its public world premiere in May at the Cannes Film Festival. Moviepilot editor-in-chief Jenny Jecke was there and wrote about the sci-fi blockbuster, among other things:
Megalopolis now feels like a sequel to the Trump years, an awakening to a much darker, disturbing déjà vu. If Project X met Civil War, it would look nothing like a Francis Ford Coppola film. Nothing looks like Megalopolis. But it is a small step towards understanding this great film.
Watch the teaser trailer for Coppola’s Megalopolis here:
Megalopolis – Teaser Trailer (English) HD
When will Megalopolis be released in German cinemas?
The German cinema release of the sci-fi spectacle is being handled by Constantin Film. Megalopolis will be released in Germany from 26 September 2024 on the big screen. Then we can finally see Coppola’s life’s work for ourselves.