Francis Ford Coppola Spent $120M Self-Financing Passion Project: What The Gambit Could Mean For The Film Industry
Francis Ford Coppola Spent $120M Self-Financing Passion Project: What The Gambit Could Mean For The Film Industry
Director Francis Ford Coppola shot to international stardom in the 1970s following his critically acclaimed films "The Godfather," "The Godfather Part II" and "Apocalypse Now." His latest, the self-financed film "Megalopolis," is set to premiere on Thursday and has the potential to shake-up the film industry.
導演弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉在20世紀70年代憑藉其廣受好評的電影《教父》、《教父第二部分》和《現代啓示錄》一舉成爲國際明星。他的最新作品,自籌資金的電影《大都市》定於週四首映,有可能重組電影業。
Production Challenges: Coppola has tried to make the film for more than 40 years but could not acquire financing. The director previously worked with Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA)(NASDAQ:PARAA) to finance "The Godfather."
製作挑戰:科波拉嘗試製作這部電影已有40多年,但未能獲得融資。該董事此前曾與派拉蒙環球(納斯達克股票代碼:PARA)(納斯達克股票代碼:PARAA)合作,爲《教父》提供資金。
In what could be his final film, Coppola sold a portion of his wine empire to self-finance the film's reported $120 million budget, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
據《好萊塢記者》報道,這可能是他的最後一部電影中,科波拉出售了他的葡萄酒帝國的一部分,爲這部電影報告的1.2億美元預算自籌資金。
The Premiere: The film will premiere on Thursday at Cannes Film Festival, considered one of the world's most prestigious film festivals, in a litmus test of its future commercial potential.
首映禮:這部電影將於週四在戛納電影節上首映,該電影節被認爲是世界上最負盛名的電影節之一,這是對其未來商業潛力的試金石。
Coppola has won the festival's top award, the Palme D'Or, twice; for "The Conversation" in 1974 and "Apocalypse Now" in 1979. The latter had innumerable production challenges, eerily similar to "Megalopolis."
科波拉曾兩次獲得電影節的最高獎項——金棕櫚獎;1974年的《對話》和1979年的《Apocalypse Now》。後者面臨着無數的生產挑戰,與 “大都市” 極爲相似。
The film ensemble features Adam Driver, Shia LaBeouf, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, Jon Voight, Talia Shire, Laurence Fishburne and Dustin Hoffman, among others.
電影合奏團包括亞當·德勒、什葉派拉博夫、娜塔莉·伊曼紐爾、吉安卡洛·埃斯波西託、奧布里·廣場、喬恩·沃伊特、塔莉亞·夏爾、勞倫斯·菲什伯恩和達斯汀·霍夫曼等。
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Distribution Challenges: The film has thus far been unable to find a domestic distributor, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A pre-screening for executives from Sony Group Corp (NYSE:SONY), Comcast Corp (NASDAQ:CMCSA) subsidiary NBCUniversal and others did not result in the film gaining a distribution partner.
發行挑戰:據《好萊塢記者》報道,這部電影迄今爲止一直無法找到國內發行商。對索尼集團公司(紐約證券交易所代碼:索尼)、康卡斯特公司(納斯達克股票代碼:CMCSA)子公司NBCUniversal和其他公司的高管進行了預放映,但這部電影沒有獲得發行合作伙伴。
Executives were reportedly concerned the film was too "experimental" for Coppola's envisioned $80 million to $100 million marketing spend. "There is just no way to position this movie," said one reporter.
據報道,高管們擔心這部電影過於 “實驗性”,無法滿足科波拉設想的8000萬至1億美元的營銷支出。一位記者說:“根本沒有辦法定位這部電影。”
Despite concerns, IMAX Corp (NYSE:IMAX) CEO Richard Gelfond confirmed at a Cannes event on Thursday that the film would get a release in IMAX. Variety reported that Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) could be still in the running for acquiring distribution rights.
儘管存在擔憂,但IMAX公司(紐約證券交易所代碼:IMAX)首席執行官理查德·蓋爾豐德在週四的戛納電影節活動中證實,這部電影將在IMAX上映。《綜藝》報道說,亞馬遜公司(納斯達克股票代碼:AMZN)和蘋果公司(納斯達克股票代碼:AAPL)可能仍在爭奪分銷權。
Industry Outlook: In recent years, film distributors have increasingly preferred movie franchises rather than experimental films for theater releases.
行業展望:近年來,電影發行商越來越偏愛電影專營權而不是實驗電影作爲影院上映。
Although artistic efforts have struggled in theaters, they have found a home on streaming platforms. Apple spent over $300 in financing the Martin Scorsese production "Killers of the Flower Moon."
儘管影院的藝術努力一直處於困境,但他們在流媒體平台上找到了家園。蘋果花費了超過300美元爲馬丁·斯科塞斯製作的《花月殺手》提供了資金。
If "Megalopolis" succeeds, it could spell a surprising shift in industry strategy.
如果 “大都市” 取得成功,則可能意味着行業戰略的驚人轉變。
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