$900 Thousand Kickstarter Campaign To Turn Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now' Into A Video Game

The campaign to the turn the iconic film into an role-playing game is being led by the film's director, Francis Ford Coppola (Credit: American Zoetrope) Widely considered to one of the greatest films of all time, Apocalypse Now is being turned into a video game. Made for $31.5 million, the 1979 movie, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, went on to make $83.47 million at the domestic box office unadjusted for inflation. Now, American Zoetrope, the privately run American film studio, centered in San Francisco and founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, has teamed with entertainment and games industry veterans to a role-playing game based on the iconic movie. "Forty years ago, I set out to make a personal art picture that could hopefully influence generations of viewers for years to come," Coppola said. "Today, I'm joined by new daredevils, a team who want to make an interactive version of Apocalypse Now, where you are Captain Benjamin Willard amidst the harsh backdrop of the Vietnam War. I've been watching videogames grow into a meaningful way to tell stories, and I'm excited to explore the possibilities for Apocalypse Now for a new platform and a new generation."