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Robert De Niro doesn’t appear to back down with his anti-Trump comments. The actor joinedThe Godfather IIdirector Francis Ford Coppola and director Spike Lee at the New York Film Festival for the premiere of Coppola’sMegalopolis. De Niro’s appreciation for the film quickly turned into a criticism of Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate.
TheTaxi Driveractor made comments about Trump making the movie and shared that the 45th President of the USA cannot hold anything together. De Niro’s comments could potentially worsenMegalopolis‘ box office situation, adding to its already mediocre reviews.
Robert De Niro Made Comments Against Donald Trump at the Screening ofMegalopolis
Robert De Niromade audiences laugh with a hypothetical aboutDonald Trumpat the Q&A session before the screening ofMegalopolisat the New York Film Festival.The Internactor presented the case where Trump was directing the film instead ofFrancis Ford Coppola. De Niro bashed Trump, sharing that he cannot do anything that has a structure. He shared (via Deadline):
Just imagine Donald Trump directing this film. It’ll never go anywhere, from total craziness. He cannot do anything. He cannot hold anything together … He wants to destroy the country. And he could not do this movie. He could not do anything that has a structure.
De Niro and Spike Lee were the special guests at the New York premiere of Coppola’sMegalopolis. Both De Niro and Lee madecomments about the former presidentduring the Q&A session. When De Niro was asked about the future of cinema, he chose to talk about the political scenario and Trump politics.
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He shared that he saw the parallels between the themes of the film and Republican politics. He shared that people have to register and vote to beat Trump, whom he considered not a real Republican. De Niro shared:
I’m worried. I see the things in Francis’ film about that, the parallels and so on. To me, it’s not over ’till it’s over and we have to go at this wholeheartedly to beat the Republicans – those Republicans, they’re not real Republicans – and beat Trump. It’s that simple. We cannot have that type of person. Everybody has to get out there and vote.
Spike Lee also asked the audience to register and vote, quoting his sister,“Forward not backward.”Coppola shared that he had cast actors who voted both ways in his film. While he was not specific about who those actors were, popular Trump advocate Jon Voight is a part of Coppola’s film.
Robert De Niro’s Comments Might WorsenMegalopolis‘ Box Office
Francis Ford Coppola self-financedMegalopolisafter studios refused to take up the risky subject of the film. He invested $120 million of his hard-earned money from his winery empire into the project. The Cannes premiere of the film gave it alove-it-or-hate-it verdict, already making things difficult for the film.
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The film has aRotten Tomatoesscore of 52% from 82 reviews. The box office prospects of the film look dim after the low reviews and Robert De Niro’s comments may not help in this aspect. His comments against Trump are likely to affectMegalopolis, especially after the parallels drawn with the Republican situation.
Trump supporters are likely to turn against the film. The film also faced controversy after Variety’s report on Coppola’s on-set behavior. Coppola hassued the publicationfor defamation.
The film is set to hit theaters in the US on June 20, 2025.
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