Francis Ford Coppola, the legendary director behind Apocalypse Now and The Godfather trilogy, denies approving the fake reviews in the viral Megalopolis trailer. The director returns to theaters this year with another self-funded project. Starring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, and other A-list stars, Megalopolis follows Cesar Catalina (Driver), an idealistic architect desperate to rebuild his decimated city into a new utopia. Following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Megalopolis was hit with varying reviews, ranging from 1-star stinkers to 5-star commemorations hailing the film as a masterpiece. Coppola is no stranger to negative reviews throughout his career, and, in a now deleted trailer for Megalopolis, the movie’s PR team thought they’d have some playful fun with the critics who were oh, so wrong about his past masterpieces.
Francis Ford Coppola has revealed what he knew – and more importantly what he didn’t – about the AI-generated fake reviews. Read More