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The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola has had his passion project Megalopolis in development for over 40 years.

Having put up his vineyard to finance the $120 million experimental sci-fi epic, it’s now ready to compete for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival this month.

First reactions from early industry screenings have been mixed with one saying: “It’s unflinching in how bats**t crazy it is”.

But this doesn’t bother the Oscar-winner who claims that was the same early reception he had for Apocalypse Now.

Still, there are doubts that the acclaimed filmmaker will get his desired $100 million marketing budget, but who knows what distribution deals the 85-year-old will secure after Cannes.

Megalopolis’ synopsis reads: “An accident destroys a New York City-like metropolis already in decay. Cesar, an idealist, aims to rebuild the city as a sustainable utopia, while the venal mayor, Frank Cicero, has other plans. Coming …