‘Megalopolis’ trailer pulled offline, critics quotes were fake

[nutella_forever]

Lionsgate is pulling the latest trailer for ‘MEGALOPOLIS’ offline, as the quotes featured were revealed to be fabricated.

"We screwed up. We are sorry."

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- Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) August 21, 2024
Lionsgate is recalling the trailer for Francis Ford Coppola‘s “Megalopolis,” because it featured a

Comments

[michaelscott]

idk they should have ran with it this makes it look even worse

[manu19]

Is this like a new kind of marketing strategy to cause bad press for your movie or something to create buzz

[squirrels_oh_no]

This quote from the Variety article... The writer deserves a raise.

“Megalopolis” hits U.S. theaters on Sept. 27. Lionsgate did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment. Reed, who still reviews for the Observer, also did not respond to a request for comment. Kael, Simon, Ebert, Canby, Kauffmann and Sarris are dead, which makes it hard to get their reaction.

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/megalopolis-trailer-quotes-movie-critics-1236114212/

[siaht]

I.... those were not the kinds of quotes I expected to have been fabricated for the movie.

[thrysus]

it feels like someone used ChatGPT to create these. GPT will 'hallucinate' stuff often, but especially when you ask it for quotes and sources (former teacher and keep my hand in with academia, so am all-too-aware of the bs it comes up with).

[hellojeds]

I think the term hallucination is fitting. It's like ChatGPT is dreaming - it looks like it all makes sense but when you scratch the surface, it's often nonsense.