Overview

• Directed by Mike Figgis, the fly-on-the-wall film arrives in select U.S. theaters with extensive access to Megalopolis’ production.
• A newly shared clip shows Francis Ford Coppola chastising Shia LaBeouf for trying to stage a scene with Jon Voight.
• The documentary details how the roughly $120 million budget was spent, including Coppola buying and renovating a hotel to house cast and crew.
• Figgis chronicles creative friction from Coppola’s improvisational approach and crew conflicts, including the mid-production dismissal of the visual effects team.
• The film skirts fuller exploration of prior controversies, as Megalopolis itself stands as a critical and commercial failure at about $14.4 million worldwide.