Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ to premiere at Cannes

NEW YORK — Almost half a century after Francis Ford Coppola gained the Cannes Movie Competition’s Palme d’Or, he’ll return to the French Riviera pageant to premiere his self-financed epic “Megalopolis.”
The premiere was confirmed to The Related Press on Tuesday by an individual near the challenge who requested anonymity as a result of they weren’t approved to make the announcement. Hollywood commerce Deadline first reported that “Megalopolis” will display in competitors on the 77th Cannes Movie Competition on Could 17.
The French movie pageant did not instantly reply to messages Tuesday. Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux is about to announce the competitors lineup Thursday in Paris. Fremaux final week informed Selection that he hoped to program “Megalopolis” at this yr’s pageant.
“‘Megalopolis’ is a challenge that he wished to realize for therefore lengthy and he did it independently, in his personal means, as an artist,” Fremaux mentioned. “He constructed the legend of the Cannes Movie Competition and it might be an honor to welcome him again, as a filmmaker who involves current his new movie.”
That “Megalopolis” is to display in competitors means the 85-year-old Coppola shall be eligible for Cannes’ Palme d’Or 45 years after he gained it for “Apocalypse Now.” Coppola break up the Palme that yr with Volker Schlöndorff’s “Die Blechtrommel,” however he gained Cannes’ prime prize outright 50 years in the past, for “The Dialog.”
In current weeks, Coppola has screened “Megalopolis” for family and friends and begun procuring it to distributors. The challenge, which he first started conceiving within the early Nineteen Eighties, value a reported $120 million to make. Coppola put up his cash with the assistance of his wine empire to appreciate a ardour challenge in regards to the rebuilding of a metropolis. It stars Adam Driver and Giancarlo Esposito, and features a starry forged of Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Chloe Fineman, Kathryn Hunter and Dustin Hoffman.
The Cannes Movie Competition, which kicks off Could 14, has beforehand introduced premieres for George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and Kevin Costner’s “Horizon, an American Saga.” Earlier Tuesday, the pageant mentioned George Lucas will obtain an honorary Palme d’Or.