Francis Ford Coppola Responds to ‘Megalopolis’ Uproar: Exactly What Happened With ‘Apocalypse Now’

Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola isn’t concerned about the negative buzz circling Megalopolis, his forthcoming, self-funded epic that stars a laundry list of A-listers including Adam Driver, Dustin Hoffman and Shia LaBeouf.

“This is exactly what happened with Apocalypse Now 40 years ago,” Coppola told The Daily Beast in a statement sent via an editorial apprentice during a break from the ongoing post-production process on the new film.

Megalopolis is said to take place in a version of New York in the aftermath of its destruction. Seeking to rebuild, ideological differences between the main characters, a charismatic mayor and an architect, form the backbone of the plot. Coppola has said he based his script, in part, on the Catiline Conspiracy, a mysterious tale of an attempted coup in Ancient Rome.

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