Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, a $120 million passion project, saw dismal box office performance, with only $14 million earned and poor reviews. Following the lack of success, and unethical marketing strategies that attempted to leverage false historical reviews, Coppola announced a new direction for the film's legacy: a graphic novel titled Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, created by Chris Ryall. Coppola hopes this graphic novel will serve as a sibling to the film, encouraging artistic independence while honoring the original story, thus allowing for a broader expression of the themes and narrative introduced in the film.
Coppola expressed his hope that the graphic novel would not be constrained by the film, and instead take its own flight with its own artists and writers.
Despite a troubled release, Coppola is attempting to reframe the narrative of Megalopolis with a new graphic novel that aims to honor and expand the original film.
Historical reviews of Coppola's past works were fabricated to leverage against his current film’s poor reception, leading to further backlash from audiences.
Chris Ryall shared that working with Coppola was both challenging and inspiring, aiming to create a graphic novel that expands the world built in the film.
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