Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Heads To Cannes Market With Goodfellas, French Deal Set With Le Pacte
deadline.comOne of the year’s most anticipated films will be on sale for independent buyers at the upcoming Cannes market. We can bring you news that French sales company Goodfellas has boarded Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis ahead of the movie’s world premiere in Competition at the festival.
Speculation has been rife around rollout plans for the $120M self-financed epic ever since Coppola showed it for the first time to buyers at L.A.’s Universal CityWalk Imax Theater at the end of March, with the screening followed shortly after by news of its Cannes selection.
Adam Driver stars as an idealistic architect attempting to rebuild New York as an American Utopia, with the ensemble cast also featuring Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voigt, Laurence Fishburne and Kathryn Hunter.
Above is a first look image from the movie. As per Mike’s report on the L.A. screening, Coppola and longtime attorney Barry Hirsch, who is a producer the film, have been looking for a distribution strategy that will reach a wide audience in the fall, with an emphasis on Imax theatres.
Read more on deadline.com