“I love my cast, I love what I’m seeing every day, I’m on schedule. [del rodaje] and the budget: that’s what matters to me,” said the filmmaker. He added that the dismissal of the entire special effects team, which occurred in December, “was basically to reduce costs.” The production designer beth mickle and the art director david scott they have also left the film, which has increased the fire of rumors.
“Those reports never say who their sources are. And I tell them, ‘Ha ha ha, wait and see.’ Because it’s a beautiful movie, and especially because the cast is great.”Coppola retorts. And he assures that the distribution of him, in which they also appear Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, and Jason Schwartzmannis “willing to look for the unconventional, to look for hidden solutions”, more than that of any other of his films.
“The photography is everything I could wish for. Every day’s footage is great. So, if we’re following the schedule, I love the actors and the images are great, I don’t know what people are talking about,” he concludes.
Also on Deadline, Adam Driver about the topic. “Everything’s fine around here! I don’t know what they’re talking about! That doesn’t ring a bell!” she assures. And he adds: “I’ve been on sets that were chaotic, and this one is far from it.”
Driver describes the atmosphere created by Coppola as one of “focus and inspiration,” calls Megalopolis as “one of the best experiences I’ve ever had”. “Our crew is fast and inventive, our wardrobe department hits the spot, the actors are incredible and up for anything, and Francis is one of the most intuitive and caring people to work with,” he continues.
As for layoffs and production dropouts, Adam Driver says: “It’s unfortunate when these things happen, but this production isn’t out of control compared to others, let alone deserve an article that paints us as chaos. That portrait is not faithful to reality”.
The production of Megalopolis it is special because Coppola is gambling his own money with the film. To finance this science-fiction story about the reconstruction of a futuristic New York, the director has sold part of his California vineyards.
Source: Ambito
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