THE TRUTH ABOUT: Megalopolis fac - Caught on Camera

Strapped for cash: why Francis Ford Coppola is flogging his watches

Megalopolis’s grand self-funded folly has left the director at least $85m out of pocket, so he needs a helping hand

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025

Megalopolis Is a Mega Mess

Francis Ford Coppola's clumsy passion project is an ambitious misfire.

Reason · Sep 27, 2024

Megalopolis team issues an apology as negative review quotes in the sci-fi's new trailer turn out to be fake

"We screwed up. We are sorry"

Total Film · Aug 22, 2024

Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis earns 10-minute ovation at Cannes despite awful reviews

Adam Driver and cast join 85-year-old director who finally realises long-gestating passion project

Evening Standard · May 17, 2024

‘Bafflingly shallow’ or ‘staggeringly ambitious’? Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis splits critics

Coppola’s passion project screens at Cannes film festival to seven-minute standing ovation, but reviews have been polarising

The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2024

‘Has this guy ever made a movie before?’ Francis Ford Coppola’s 40-year battle to film Megalopolis

The director has spent half his life and $120m of his own money to make his sci-fi epic. Just days ahead of its debut in Cannes, some of his crew members are questioning his methods

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024