Foolish Kevin Costner, Francis Ford Coppola certainly made a splash — in the worst way possible
nypost.comInside Out 2” and “Deadpool & Wolverine,” two enormously expensive vanity projects from renowned directors have awkwardly limped along, provoking groans and shrugs across multiple continents: Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.”What were those bozos thinking?
The beloved artists have willingly allowed themselves to become punchlines over pricey boondoggles.Both debacles cost the famous directors as much as $100 million of their own money to make.
And they’ve certainly made a splash — in the worst way possible.This week, 85-year-old Coppola released a new movie trailer for his epic “Megalopolis,” a $120 million indulgence about the turbulent rebirth of a city that critics politely despised when it premiered in Cannes.The clip includes quotes from reviews of his past work by the likes of Pauline Kael and John Simon to make the point that Coppola’s movies, like his wine, get better with age.
Trouble is all the quotes were made up, or clipped from pieces about other movies. You’ll be shocked to learn that most people quite liked “The Godfather” when it came out.
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