US EditionWatch ‘Megadoc’ Trailer: Mike Figgis’ Venice-Bound Doc On Francis Coppola’s Making Of ‘Megalopolis’
METROPOLITAN CITY OF VENICE, VENETO, JUL 31 – The documentary reveals major production conflicts and Coppola's $120 million investment in a film linking Rome's fall to modern global crises.
- Revealing a first look, Utopia dropped the teaser for Megadoc, which premieres at the 2025 Venice Film Festival soon before its September debut.
- Back in 2023, Mike Figgis embedded himself with Coppola’s $120M passion project, documenting the making of last year’s flop Megalopolis.
- The documentary captures Coppola firing the entire VFX department midway over alleged 'allegiance to the Marvel Universe mode of filmmaking', with Figgis having unrestricted access throughout the shoot.
- Following its Venice debut, Megadoc opens in US theaters this September, with talks to pair it with a Megalopolis re-release.
- Building on the teaser, Mike Figgis has suggested there’s enough footage for a potential five-part docuseries expanding on MegaDoc, which explores Coppola’s creative process.
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Francis Ford Coppola: the First Teaser for the "Megadoc" of the Epic "Megalopolis" Has Been Released
The film will be distributed in American theaters by Utopia in September.
'Megadoc' teaser promises behind-the-scenes look at 'Megalopolis'
Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis is one of this century's most confounding movies, a sci-fi epic that draws on Roman history, incorporated a live performance element in certain screenings, and featured a character named Wow Platinum (Aubrey Plaza).But if you think Megalopolis is crazy — and it is, undoubtedly so — then you might be even more surprised by the story of its production. That's where Megadoc comes in. SEE ALSO: 'Megalopolis' trail…
‘Megadoc’ Teaser: Francis Ford Coppola Directs ‘Megalopolis’ for ‘Fun’ in Mike Figgis’ Behind-the-Scenes Documentary
After receiving Academy Awards and becoming an icon of Hollywood, Francis Ford Coppola just wants to have “fun.” The auteur’s version of playing around? Directing a self-funded $120 million epic. The making of Coppola’s controversial “Megalopolis” is captured in documentary “Megadoc” by filmmaker Mike Figgis (Figgis previously helmed the Oscar-nominated “Leaving Las Vegas” and is known for directing episodes of “The Sopranos” and “The Affair.”) …
Will the Documentary About Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" Be Bigger than the Film? (See Trailer) - Showbiz411
There’s a documentary about Francis Ford Coppola’s flop film from last year, “Megalopolis.” “Megadoc,” directed by Mike Figgis, will open in September. “Megalopolis” was a total disaster that no one could follow. But the doc looks pretty interesting. Maybe we’ll finally understand all of this. I sure hope so! More to come… The post Will the Documentary About Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” Be Bigger than the Film? (See Trailer) appeared fir…
The Epic Production Behind Francis Ford Coppola's $14M Sci-Fi Flop Revealed In New Documentary Trailer
The new trailer for a raw documentary about Francis Ford Coppola's self-financed passion project, Megalopolis, reveals the epic production behind the 2024 flop. The five-time Oscar winner spent $120 million to fund the movie that took him over 40 years to make. With an idea first conceived in 1977, the Godfather filmmaker began writing the script in 1983, but it wasn't until last year that the movie finally made it into the theaters.
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