Studio Pulls 'Megalopolis' Trailer Using Fake Quotes From Famed Movie Critics
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The negative quotes presumably aimed to paint director Francis Ford Coppola as a misunderstood genius, but were either misattributed — or made up entirely.
The buzz around Francis Ford Coppola’s upcoming film just got a whole lot weirder.
While cinephiles were veritably salivating to see his polarizing new epic “Megalopolis,” Coppola was accused earlier this year of trying to kiss his extras — and is now seeing his latest trailer yanked for featuring fake or misattributed quotes from long-dead movie critics.
Lionsgate apologized on Wednesday and said it was pulling the trailer it had released.
“Lionsgate is immediately recalling our trailer for Megalopolis,” the studio told multiple outlets in a statement. “We offer our sincere apologies to the critics involved and to Francis Ford Coppola and American Zoetrope for this inexcusable error in our vetting process.”
“We screwed up,” the statement continued plainly. “We are sorry.”
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