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Lionsgate has pulled the trailer for Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" after it was revealed it used fabricated reviews from real critics regarding the filmmaker's former movies.

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On Wednesday, the entertainment company apologized and said it recalled the trailer for the upcoming film starring Adam Driver, saying in a statement shared with ABC Audio, "We screwed up."

"Lionsgate is immediately recalling our trailer for Megalopolis," Lionsgate said in a statement shared with ABC Audio. "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."


Ed Morrissey

They're hardly the only people these days with issues in their "vetting process," but ... come on, man. This isn't a vetting issue -- it's an honesty issue. Vulture caught this first, so be sure to read the back story there. 

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