Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis is reportedly struggling to find a distributor after having screened in Universal City last month.
, representatives from a number of potential distributors — Warner Bros., Disney, Netflix, and Paramount — attended the screening; however, the film, which was largely funded by Coppola, hasn’t locked down a distributor as of yet.One distributor told The Hollywood Reporter, “There is just no way to position this movie.” Another attendee said, “Everyone is rooting for Francis and feels nostalgic. But then there is the business side of things.
The problem, however, is that a smaller label like A24 or Neon likely wouldn’t have the budget to promote the film in the way Coppola wants. “One source tells THR that Coppola assumed he would make a deal very quickly, and that a studio would happily commit to a massive P&A spend in the vicinity of $40 million domestically, and $80 million to $100 million globally,” the article reads.
The Hollywood Reporter’s sources further agreed that the film will likely be a “hard sell to a wide audience.”
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