Francis Ford Coppola gives up Belize island lease after Megalopolis failure
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Francis Ford Coppola gives up Belize island lease after Megalopolis failure
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"Veteran filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has given up his lease on a private island in Belize after it was sold for about $1.8m (1.3m). The 2.5-acre island, named Coral Caye, is situated eight miles off the mainland behind the Belize Barrier Reef. It had been leased by Coppola, 86, for nine years and formed part of his boutique hospitality brand, Family Coppola Hideaways."
The Independent requests donations to fund on-the-ground journalists covering US issues such as reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech. The outlet investigates topics including the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and produces documentaries like 'The A Word', which spotlights American women fighting for reproductive rights. The Independent avoids paywalls and asks supporters to fund reporting so it remains accessible to all. Veteran filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola relinquished the lease on Coral Caye, a 2.5-acre island off Belize sold for about $1.8m. Coppola built residences, a pier with solar panels and water tanks, and suffered heavy financial losses from his self-funded film Megalopolis, which cost about $120m but earned roughly $14.4m worldwide.
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