Francis Ford Coppola roasts ‘gutless’ Hollywood after Razzies ‘worst director’ win: ‘An industry so terrified of risk’

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Francis Ford Coppola is taking his 2025 Worst Director Razzies win in stride.The Oscar winner, 85, was given the title at the notorious award show for his 2024 sci-fi drama “Megalopolis,” which starred Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Jon Voight, and Shia LaBeouf.The big-budget movie, which cost $120 million to make, was a commercial flop making just $14.6 million at the box office.It was also panned by critics, including The Post’s Johnny Oleksinski However, Coppola clapped back after the Razzies honor — or, rather, dishonor — on social media.

The veteran director wrote on Instagram on Friday, “I am thrilled to accept the Razzie award in so many important categories for @megalopolisfilm, and for the distinctive honor of being nominated as the worst director, worst screenplay, and worst picture at a time when so few have the courage to go against the prevailing trends of contemporary moviemaking!”The famed creator then took a moment to reflect on Hollywood and movie-making in the current day and age.“In this wreck of a world today, where ART is given scores as if it were professional wrestling, I chose to NOT follow the gutless rules laid down by an industry so terrified of risk that despite the enormous pool of young talent at its disposal, may not create pictures that will be relevant and alive 50 years from now.”Coppola added, “What an honor to stand alongside a great and courageous filmmaker like Jacques Tati who impoverished himself completely to make one of cinema’s most beloved failures, PLAYTIME!”“My sincere thanks to all my brilliant colleagues who joined me to make our work of art, MEGALOPOLIS, and let us remind ourselves us that box office is only about money,” he continued, “and like war, stupidity and politics has.