Francis Ford Coppola has been making an attempt to get Megalopolis into folks’s eyes for many years. It’s solely lately that destiny’s gone Coppola’s means with a theatrical US launch in September (and its eventual bodily launch) courtesy of Lionsgate, however in case you thought all’s nicely that ends nicely, you’d be mistaken.
Per the Hollywood Reporter, the deal between Coppola and Lionsgate solely issues the film being put onto 1,500 screens, that means the advertising invoice falls into Coppola’s lap. Earlier than the studio got here into the image, it’s stated that potential advertising was a degree of competition for potential distributors after they watched Megalopolis in March and had been pretty baffled by what they noticed. With the advertising invoice projected to be between $15-$20 million, it’s unclear how the advertising will take form. Both means, that’s a hefty tab for the filmmaker and its reportedly troubled (and controversial) manufacturing up so far.
Coppola poured $120 million of his personal cash into Megalopolis, which is mostly anticipated to probably be his closing movie. Lionsgate’s beforehand dealt with residence releases for his earlier motion pictures, and can be aiming to furthr put this film on IMAX screens (which IMAX was already banking on doing, no matter whether or not any studio would distribute the movie). Whereas in theaters, screenings may also function a reporter who asks inquiries to Adam Driver’s onscreen chaacter Cesar halfway by the film “when in any respect potential.”
Provided that and the mixed reactions from those that’ve seen it up to now, Megalopolis goes to be one for the ages on the subject of theaters on September 27. Whether or not it’s good or dangerous, it’ll certainly be one of the talked about movies of 2024.
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