Francis Ford Coppola
Allegations overshadow his new film “Megalopolis”
Shortly before the premiere of Francis Ford Coppola’s film “Megalopolis,” reports of lewd behavior by the director are making the rounds.
Did the star director try to kiss half-naked extras?
As the British “Guardian” reported yesterday, Tuesday (May 14th)., several crew members involved in the filming are said to have told the paper that they were extremely irritated by Coppola’s behavior. For example, while filming a revealing nightclub scene, he is said to have repeatedly tried to kiss scantily clad female extras in order to “get them in the mood.”
Further allegations relate to his general work as a director, which is said to have been characterized by an unpredictable and chaotic approach. An alleged insider told the Guardian: “He would often show up in the morning before these big sequences, and because no plan had been worked out yet and because he wouldn’t allow his staff to work out a plan, he would often just sit there. He sat in his trailer for hours, didn’t talk to anyone, often smoked marijuana…”. Hours often passed in which nothing was filmed and the crew and the expensively purchased cast just stood around and waited.
“Has this guy ever made a movie before?”
Another crew member is quoted as saying, “This sounds crazy, but there were times when we all stood around and said, ‘Has this guy ever made a movie before?'” Everyone involved is aware of this had been part of “what could have been a really sad end to his career”.