The most anticipated sci-fi film of the year reaches a milestone: Everything will be at stake for this great director on May 17th – Film News

At which festival will the highly anticipated Megalopolis be shown for the first time? The film world has been pondering this question for months. Now, finally, we have an answer.

Almost no other film is more anticipated this year than Megalopolis. The first directorial effort from Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now) in 13 years promises to be one of the most unusual science fiction films ever seen on the big screen. Now, the debut is scheduled.

Cannes, Venice or Toronto? In recent months, the film world has been speculating at which film festival Coppola would present this new work. Now we know that Cannes was chosen. According to exclusive information from Deadline, Megalopolis will make its debut as part of the official competition on May 17, 2024.

Megalopolis at Cannes: Francis Ford Coppola brings his highly anticipated sci-fi epic to La Croisette

The premiere of Megalopolis in Cannes is a big surprise. After all, Coppola had said that he didn’t want to screen the film at a festival until he found a distributor for theatrical release in the United States and abroad. We recently reported that, as it is a self-financed project, the film does not yet have a distributor.

Additionally, major Hollywood studios were pushing back as Megalopolis is not commercial enough, according to multiple reports. Apparently, we are dealing with an unusual sci-fi epic that is predestined to become the next Blade Runner: poorly reviewed upon release, but later immortalized as a cult film. We can’t wait to see how it is received in Cannes.

Early reactions seemed extremely promising. In recent days, however, some critical assessments of the sector have emerged. But most of them were more about the question of what is the best way to sell the film. To date, Megalopolis has only been shown to a specialized audience, including Coppola’s circle of friends.

The director has a lot at stake with the film. Not only did he spend decades developing the material, he also sold much of his wine empire to raise the sizable $120 million budget on his own after the project failed several times.

When will Megalopolis be released in theaters?

As already mentioned, to date, Coppola has not yet found a distributor for Megalopolis, neither in the USA nor in any other film market. Therefore, a theatrical release date has not yet been set. However, Coppola has confirmed multiple times that he wants to release the film this year, likely in the second half of the year, including an IMAX release.

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