Logline (assumed): A washed-up film director stages a daring comeback by producing a risky, auteur-driven crime drama that blurs the line between art and real-life criminal entanglements.
Coppola’s first choice for Captain Benjamin L. Willard was Steve McQueen. The "King of Cool" was the biggest box office star of the 1970s. McQueen read the script (by John Milius and Coppola) and reportedly said: “No way. I’m not spending 17 weeks in a jungle getting bitten by snakes for scale.” Casting 2 Con Francis Ford Coppula-
Following the release of Megalopolis, Coppola has moved directly into pre-production for his next films: Casting 2 con Francis Ford Coppula (Video 2001) - IMDb Casting — "Con Francis Ford Coppola" (feature) Logline
, Coppola famously made the choice to cast "canceled" or politically diverse actors—such as Shia LaBeouf Jon Voight Dustin Hoffman Willard was Steve McQueen
Budget: While his previous film, Megalopolis, was a self-funded $120 million epic, Coppola has stated this new project will be more "modestly budgeted" and filmed in England and Italy. Casting Guide & Details