Megalopolis Will Get the Theatrical Release It Deserves

After a batch of up and downs astir whether oregon not Megalopolis would adjacent marque it to theaters—and a wildly divided but still alternatively fascinated absorption to its premiere astatine Cannes this year—Francis Ford Coppola’s latest volition caput to the metallic surface aft all.

Indiewire reports that Lionsgate volition administer Megalopolis some for theatrical merchandise starting September 27—including supporting an IMAX rollout, thing IMAX had already agreed to bash careless of whether oregon not the movie really received a wide release—as good arsenic beryllium liable for the film’s eventual location amusement release.

“Francis is simply a legend. For galore of us, his gifts to cinema were 1 of the inspirations to give our ain careers to film,” Lionsgate seat Adam Fogelson said successful a connection provided to Indiewire. “It is simply a existent privilege to enactment with him, and to bring this incredible, audacious, and utterly unsocial movie to theatrical audiences. At Lionsgate, we strive to beryllium a location for bold and daring artists, and Megalopolis proves determination is nary 1 much bold oregon daring than the maestro, Francis Ford Coppola.”

Inspite of an impactful Cannes premiere—whether critics loved it oregon hated it—Coppola’s film, independently funded to the tune of $120 cardinal by the director, near the prestigious movie festival without having secured a distributor. Earlier this year, it was reported that screenings of the movie for imaginable studios heads saw Megalopolis—which stars Adam Driver arsenic Cesar, an creator surviving successful an alternate near-future America with dreams of radically transforming the titular metropolis of New Rome, into a caller utopian civilization, lone to look pushback from its mayor, played by Giancarlo Esposito, who wants to support New Rome’s presumption quo—and balked astatine the imaginable of supporting Coppola’s imaginativeness for a lengthy theatrical run.

Now, astatine slightest it’s going to get a chance... and we tin each spot if we’ll emotion oregon hatred it ourselves connected the large screen.

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