Overview

• Utopia will open Megadoc in select North American cinemas on Sept. 19, with Lionsgate partnering on return screenings of Megalopolis around the rollout.
• The trailer shows Francis Ford Coppola framing his goal as personal enjoyment and captures on-set clashes with Shia LaBeouf, alongside George Lucas contrasting Coppola’s leap-first style with his own meticulous approach.
• Mike Figgis gained extensive, observational access after emailing Coppola during pre-production and was invited to document the process on short notice.
• Megadoc premiered at the Venice Film Festival, introducing an unvarnished look at the creation of Coppola’s long-gestating, self-financed epic.
• Utopia says Figgis will appear at opening engagements and host retrospective screenings, including a new 4K restoration of Leaving Las Vegas in New York and Los Angeles.