deemed too “experimental” and “not good” enough for big budget marketing

The insanity of today's film business. No film, all business.

I figure it's alot like Beau Is Afraid; very large movie made with technical expertise, but not easily marketable and will greatly divide audiences.

He broke the cardinal rule and used his own money. How he will burn.

I love it. The way he financed himself this turd and now begs someone to put money on promotion. Well - finance promotion yourself too, Francis.

I like this new trend. First Jennifer Lopez finances herself her own Vanity Project. Because no one would. Now Coppola. This is what should happen every time some celebrity wants to make shitty projects thinking popcorn studios "just don't get their art". Well spend your own money and lose them then.

What I get here is that Coppola shoot some movie that pretends to be sci-fi apocalypse or whatever. But in reality it's some boring pretensions crap no one will watch. And everyone from studio sees it. That they can't market it to become interesting for public. So no one will touch that turd. And those streaming services who probably don't have money now to throw it away like they used to.

Add to chart that this movie has no stars.

The film stars Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Giancarlo Esposito, Laurence Fishburne, Chloe Fineman, Dustin Hoffman, Shia LaBeouf, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jason Schwartzman and Jon Voight.


And the premise is "In New York, a woman is divided between loyalties to her father, who has a classical view of society, and her lover, who is more progressive and ready for the future".

How on earth Coppola think anyone can go to this movie? To see mega-stars Aubrey Plaza and Nathalie Emmanuel? Or watch 90-years old grandpas Giancarlo Esposito, Laurence Fishburne, Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight?

Did Coppola thought that cancelled abuser Shia LaBeouf is still some sort of box-office draw?

When's the last time FFC released a movie that people actually wanted to see and did well at the box office... Dracula back in 1992? I wasn't even alive back then! It's been 32 years since his last hit.

He's a big name director who has directed some of the most acclaimed movies of all time but that doesn't mean people will give him hundreds of millions to piss down the drain.

I'm sure it's a turkey. That last film from an aged director is always a turkey. But i'm glad he self funded one last passion project in the director's chair. What's the point of having money and acclaim if you can't use it. Despite being a huge fan even i'm unlikely to bother going to see whatever this is in the theater.

All of his time trashing the superhero genre and he cannot even find a studio to release what sounds like an overly ambitious flop. But I’d still like to see it at some point.