The art department left over creative differences involving personnel.
It was basically about managing cost, Coppola said.
He replaced DP Haskell Wexler onThe Conversationand production designer Dante Ferretti onBram Stokers Dracula.
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I am so happy with the look and that we are so on schedule.
These reports never say who these sources are.
To them, I say, ha, ha, just wait and see.
Because this is a beautiful film and primarily so because the cast is so great.
It is a thrill to work with these actors and the photography is everything I could hope for.
The dailies are great.
Driver in particular was upset that the film is taking lumps based on rumors.
Id like to briefly respond to The Hollywood Reporter article published Monday, January 9th, he said.
Not sure what set youre talking about!
I dont recognize that one!
Ive been on sets that were chaotic and this one is far from it.
The environment thats being created by Francis, is one of focus and inspiration.
Yes, it is true that the art department resigned and VFX were let go.
That characterization is inaccurate.
No one signed up for this movie expecting the process to be conventional.
We were expecting the opposite in the pursuit of making something unique.
Its an effort and risk by Francis that I feel should be applauded, not publicly mischaracterized as troubled.
Coppola would know if he was presiding over an out-of-control film.
He is personally bankrolling the majority of the production, himself.
The rumors dont bother him much because it wont impact production.
I dont know how many films can say that eight weeks in but we are and thats a fact.
Coppola said hes not aiming for the fall festivals.
He has been contemplating hisMegalopolisfilm and its script for decades, and hes got specific release aspirations.
Not surprisingly, they are grand.
And thats what my goal is.
Every night I go see the dailies, and I understand why I am going through all of this.
I love what I see, every night.
The look of the film is exactly what I dreamed.
