Honoree Francis Ford Coppola attends the AFI Life Achievement Award Ceremony honoring Francis Ford Coppola at Dolby Theatre on April 26, 2025 in Hollywood, California.
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Award-winning director Francis Ford Coppola “is ok” after he was taken to a hospital in Calabria, Italy, on Tuesday morning forward of a beforehand deliberate process.
“Da Dada (what my children name me) is ok, taking a chance whereas in Rome to do the replace of my 30 12 months outdated afib process with its inventor, an incredible Italian physician – Dr. Andrea Natale!” wrote the filmmaker. “I’m effectively!”
In response to the Italian information outlet Repubblica.it (by way of Reuters), Coppola suffered atrial fibrillation, or an irregular heartbeat, earlier than coming into the working room.
“Mr. Coppola went in for a scheduled replace process with acclaimed Dr. Andrea Natale, his physician of over 30 years, and is resting properly,” a supply near Coppola instructed Rolling Stone earlier on Tuesday. “All is effectively and he appreciates everybody’s concern.”
Coppola was on the town to current a screening of his movie Megalopolis and had been staying in Italy this summer time to scout areas for his subsequent movie.
Coppola launched Megalopolis final 12 months, after the movie spent many years in improvement hell. He first tried to supply the movie in 1989 after which once more in 2001 earlier than lastly attending to make the ultimate model. The movie was polarizing and bombed on the field workplace, making $14.3 million complete, shedding over $75 million.
Over the course of his lengthy, storied profession, Coppola has received 5 Oscars. Three of his statues have been for simply The Godfather Half II. He’s the patriarch of the intensive Coppola household tree, with youngsters Sofia and Roman happening to be filmmakers as effectively. Sofia received an Academy Award for Greatest Authentic Screenplay for her movie Misplaced in Translation, and her daughter Romy Mars has launched a profitable social media and pop profession. Coppola can also be the uncle to actors Nicolas Cage and Jason Schwartzman.
Final 12 months, Coppola’s spouse Eleanor died. She was 87. The 2 had been married since 1963.
From Rolling Stone US.