Overview

• Coppola traveled to Calabria to screen his 2024 film Megalopolis at the Magna Graecia Film Festival and scout locations for his next autumn production.
• He entered the hospital on August 5 for a long-planned heart operation with Dr. Andrea Natale, his physician for over 30 years.
• Doctors observed a mild cardiac arrhythmia followed by atrial fibrillation before the operation began.
• The procedure was completed successfully and medical staff report he is resting nicely under close observation.
• The episode underscores how the 86-year-old’s ongoing creative projects coexist with age-related health considerations.