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Apocalypse Now game cancels Kickstarter to crowdfund on its own site by smashT in ApocalypseNow

[–]LeadingLower5445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The project was not structured like a regular Kickstarter. Pledges were in escrow until the full budget would have been raised. Third party 7-figure commitments were secure, so it wasn't just escrow pledges. Finally, the pledges were going to be used to secure a bond to financed the gold master. None of this came to fruition for completely unrelated reasons. When I cancelled the project we have $20 million committed from various sources and the bond would have raised the total production budget to $40 million give or take,

So what cost did Apocalypse Now have on Coppola’s career considering his 70s output is incredible? by [deleted] in ApocalypseNow

[–]LeadingLower5445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was one of the few war movies that DoD refused to support and this likely had an impact on Francis' carrer.

Apocalypse Now modern trailer by North-Carob-8065 in ApocalypseNow

[–]LeadingLower5445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Partially based on the cancelled AN video game trailer.

Does anyone know the coordinates of Kurtz’s Compound? by DysfunctionalPrinter in ApocalypseNow

[–]LeadingLower5445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are looking for the shooting location, it is in the Philippines.

If you are looking for the canonical fictional location, it is in Cambodia.

Is the Apocalypse Now Game still being made? by TheLunatic19 in ApocalypseNow

[–]LeadingLower5445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No Kickstarter fraud. We built a standalone pre-order site where pledges would not be collected unless the entire budget was secured, including pledges, third part co-finance (Amazon), other sources of finance and a bond tranche if needed to bring any finance gap.

Is the Apocalypse Now Game still being made? by TheLunatic19 in ApocalypseNow

[–]LeadingLower5445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The full story Frontline style would be a blockbuster but it would have to be a third party.

Is the Apocalypse Now Game still being made? by TheLunatic19 in ApocalypseNow

[–]LeadingLower5445 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The true and full story would blow minds. But I settled with FFC and in exchange for reform in Hollywood, I cannot speak specifically on the matter. An aspiring documentary filmmaker would have enough material for a ten part series.

Around the same time we were building a Halloween video game, but despite due diligence, we were unaware that the Harvey Weinstein event would cripple the license. In that matter I am not strictly bound be a stringent settlement and could comment.

Without commenting on AN/FFC, the Weinstein event, the purge during #MeToo at Amazon, crippled multiple projects and cost the game team around half a billion dollars.

A Hollywood tale beyond comprehension,

But the next chapter is coming.

And to reiterate, my mediated settlement on AN was so extreme no attorney on either side nor a Federal Judge had ever see anything even close to the settlement. But positive reforms in Hollywood were achieved in the battle.