Overview

• Utopia’s Megadoc began a limited theatrical run on September 19, offering public access to extensive on‑set footage from the Megalopolis shoot.
• The documentary captures repeated creative flare-ups between Francis Ford Coppola and Shia LaBeouf, showing quarrels over blocking and performance.
• It documents production strain as Coppola’s improvisational approach collides with a massive operation, including the firing of VFX leadership and department walkoffs.
• Figgis visualizes where the roughly $120 million went, foregrounding line-item costs and Coppola’s decision to bankroll the film, reportedly by selling a winery stake.
• The film omits previously reported misconduct allegations due to a lack of supporting footage, and NBC reports Coppola is now re‑editing Megalopolis at his Napa home.