Francis Ford Coppola Wanted To Shoot ‘Megalopolis’ In 2001 But 9/11 “Shattered” His Vision
theplaylist.netAfter decades of development and delays, Francis Ford Coppola starts production on his epic film “Megalopolis” this Fall. It’s the ultimate passion project for the 83-year-old director.
Coppola first hatched the idea for the film, about an architect’s doomed attempt to rebuild New York City as a utopia, while making “Apocalypse Now” in the late ’70s.
Now, over four decades later, “Megalopolis” is finally in the works, with a cast led by Adam Driver and a $100 million budget funded entirely by the director himself.
READ MORE: ‘Megalopolis’: Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne Join Francis Ford Coppola’s Opus But this isn’t the first time Coppola has tried to make “Megalopolis.” In a recent interview at the Taormina Music Festival in Sicily, the director explained he almost shot the movie in 2001 before the tragedy of 9/11 made the film impossible to make.
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