Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis trailer is PULLED over use of fake critic quotes as Lionsgate admit they 'screwed up' and issue apology Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 11:53, 22 August 2024 | Updated: 11:59, 22 August 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Lionsgate recalled its new trailer for Francis Ford Coppola 's Megalopolis on Wednesday amid revelations that critics' quotes were fabricated. The trailer, released earlier Wednesday, included quotes from critics like Pauline Kael and Roger Ebert of earlier Coppola films that did not actually appear in their reviews.
'Lionsgate is immediately recalling our trailer for Megalopolis,' a Lionsgate spokesperson said in a statement to The Associated Press. 'We offer our sincere apologies to the critics involved and to Francis Ford Coppola and American Zoetrope for this inexcusable error in our vetting process. We screwed up.
We are sorry.' The trailer was released on Wednesday morning and aimed to position Coppola's latest film as a work of art that would withstand the test of time, much like his previous masterpieces The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. Lionsgate recalled its new trailer for Francis Ford Coppola 's Megalopolis on Wednesday amid revelations that critics' quotes were fabricated The trailer, released earlier Wednesday, included quotes from critics like Pauline Kael and Roger Ebert of earlier Coppola films that did not actually appear in their reviews (actor Adam Driver .