'Godfather' director Francis Ford Coppola allegedly has an 'old school' approach to filmmaking and women. His most recent, and possibly final film, 'Megalopolis,' premiered at Cannes last month. Before that, reports began to surface about a troubled set. The Guardian published a report in May alleging a series of issues behind the scenes, including his behavior toward several female extras.
Coppola was recently profiled in The New York Times, and he was asked about The Guardian’s report. He began speaking about his mother, Italia, first describing her as looking like glamorous Hollywood icon Hedy Lamarr and then saying, 'But my mother told me that if you make an advance toward a woman, it means you disrespect her, and the girls I had crushes on, I certainly didn’t disrespect them.
Megalopolis' is Coppola’s first film in 13 years and his 23rd overall. He spent $120 million of his own money for the epic and has been working on it for decades. Set in a futuristic New York, the film follows an architect, played by Adam Driver, who has a grand vision of a more harmonious metropolis who also happens to be able to start and stop time. The film also stars Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Shia LaBeouf, Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza and Nathalie Emmanuel.