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Jon Hamm Thought Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Was Impossible to Make

as Francis Ford Coppola The post-production of his new movie is going full steam ahead Megalopolis – the first project he directed in seven years – those who took part in it have begun to open up and talk about the story and its impact on them and their involvement. A participation in the podcast Back to one (As reported by Indiewire), crazy people the star John Hamm There was a lot of praise for the internationally acclaimed filmmaker.

During the podcast, Hamm admitted how he initially had trouble imagining Megalopolis will come to life Although she’s not part of the cast, the Emmy winner was invited to do a table read while Coppola’s project was still taking shape. Hamm didn’t mince words and revealed that he initially thought the movie was “impossible” to make, suggesting that Godfather The Creator is the only one who can stop it. This is certainly helped by the $300 million (according to Hamm) budget:

“I was like, ‘I don’t know how he’s going to make this movie. I sat at a table with Al Pacino, Shia LaBeouf, all these amazing actors. I thought, ‘I don’t know what this is going to be, but I’m incredibly happy to be here in this room on the Paramount lot where he made ‘The Godfather’ 45 years ago. [award-winning screenwriter] Robert Evans was walking around. ‘Okay, I’ll be part of it.”

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Image via American ZoetropeMegalopolis A legend already made
Megalopolis A passion project that Coppola has hinted at for decades. After doing the impossible – securing blockbuster-like funding out of his own pocket – the cameras started rolling and filming just a few months ago, which means we’re now closer than ever to discovering what Coppola had in mind that he needed to show us so big. to go It’s pretty safe to say that the filmmaker revolutionized the story of cinema, but is he bent on doing it one more time? For now, we can only speculate.

So far, we know about all Megalopolis The movie is a futuristic setting and focuses on society’s attempt to create a utopian reality after a natural disaster strikes. Of course, we’ll soon find out if there’s more to it, but for now we can get excited about the cast features Adam Driver, Forest Whitaker, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Aubrey Plaza, Laurence Fishburne, Shia LaBeouf, Talia Shire And Jason Schwartzman.

Megalopolis The release date is not yet available. You can watch Adam Driver talk to Collider about working on the project in the interview below:

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