Francis Ford Coppolaaddressed the controversial cast in his latest film,Megalopolis.
In an interview withRolling Stone, Francis explained that including these actors in the film was intentional.
“The cast features people who were canceled at one point or another.”
“There were people who are archconservatives and others who are extremely politically progressive.
But we were all working on one film together.
That was interesting, I thought,” he said.
Speaking of Shia, Francis said his method process stood apart from the other actors.
“It was a very creative, interesting week of rehearsals.
You could see the actors find the characters.
Shia really took to it.”
“[Megalopolis] won’t cure our ills.
“I made this film to contribute to that.
And all I want is for this movie to start a conversation.
you might’t have a utopia without a conversation.”
Megalopoliswill be released in theaters on Sept. 27.
