1905 Movie News Recently, the film "Metropolis" directed by Francis Ford Coppola ("The Godfather") released its first stills, starring Adam Driver and Natalie Emmanuel.
This film is adapted from the ancient Roman historical work "The Catiline Conspiracy" and tells the story of the reconstruction of a fantasy metropolis after its accidental destruction. In the process, two reconstruction ideas collide, one from an idealist and innovative architect (played by Adam Driver), and the other from a pragmatist and conservative mayor (played by Gianca). Lo Esposito).
Francis Ford Coppola
The 84-year-old Coppola has been preparing for "Metropolis" for decades and created a script of nearly 400 pages. The film production process was rough and difficult. The "Metropolis" project was launched in 1984, but fell into trouble due to the bankruptcy of Coppola's own company. Coppola revived the project in 2001, but was hit by the 9/11 attacks while filming footage in New York. Finally, the film will start shooting in November 2022. It has been produced and will premiere in the main competition section of the 77th Cannes International Film Festival.
Previously, the "Metropolis" project encountered investment difficulties. The production cost of the film was as high as 120 million US dollars. For this reason, Coppola injected his own capital and sold some of his wineries. However, now, "Metropolis" has encountered distribution difficulties again. At previous film viewing events, all major distribution companies were present, but so far no suitable distributor has been found. Coppola once said that he would first lock in a distributor before deciding on the film festival, but for now, Coppola hopes to use the 77th Cannes International Film Festival to attract buyers from all over the world.
