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Francis Ford Coppola’s first US hotel, full of props from his movies, to open in Georgia
- Director bought a motel in Georgia as the production base for his 2022 film Megalopolis. Now it’s to open to guests as the All-Movie Hotel
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![Francis Ford Coppola stayed in this suite at the All-Movie Hotel during the production of Megalopolis. The hotel is a mixed-use property for production companies and the public. Photo: AP](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1020x680/public/d8/images/canvas/2024/07/22/aba770de-db20-493b-8b69-3718b5b8b721_9d65ef52.jpg?itok=koCkJ3Ga&v=1721633810)
Two years ago, Francis Ford Coppola stopped at the Georgia Film Academy on the hunt for apprentices for his film Megalopolis.
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Jordan Holifield, then a 23-year-old student, did a double take when he saw one of the application questions – did he know how to disassemble Ikea furniture?
Months later, Holifield, one of four selected apprentices, pulled up to Coppola’s hotel – which was originally a Days Inn motel. But gone was the Ikea furniture from the old motel.
Now the All-Movie Hotel is outfitted with post-production facilities, editing suites, recording rooms and screening spaces. The hybrid property will soon host film nerds and production companies alike.
![Jordan Holyfield, who worked on Megalopolis as an apprentice, in the lobby of the All-Movie Hotel, in Peachtree City, Georgia. Photo: AP Jordan Holyfield, who worked on Megalopolis as an apprentice, in the lobby of the All-Movie Hotel, in Peachtree City, Georgia. Photo: AP](https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/07/22/ae1b6b4a-a3fb-463c-bb66-fb6832965f89_5dce0668.jpg)
The director of The Godfather bought the hotel in 2022 for US$4.35 million to host the production of Megalopolis – a self-funded, US$120 million film starring Adam Driver as an architect in a futuristic New York.
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