Francis Ford Coppola spent over $100 million to fund his film "Megalopolis." AdvertisementFrancis Ford Coppola famously self-funded his newest epic "Megalopolis" — but unfortunately, it doesn't seem likely the film auteur will recoup the millions he invested. The film has received extremely mixed reactions from critics, with The Wall Street Journal calling it a "spectacular catastrophe." Lionsgate FilmsIn his new interview with The Wall Street Journal, Coppola explained how he funded the film by leveraging his own wine business, the Francis Ford Coppola Winery. Coppola told The Wall Street Journal.

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