In a shocking turn of events, Hollywood heavyweights Kevin Costner and Francis Ford Coppola have reportedly made a high-stakes bet on their respective vanity projects, with tens of millions of dollars on the line.
The bet allegedly originated during a boozy poker game at a lavish Beverly Hills mansion, where the two iconic filmmakers found themselves embroiled in a heated debate over who could create the more ambitious and successful passion project. Costner, known for his roles in iconic films such as “Dances with Wolves” and “The Untouchables,” is said to have bet $50 million on his long-gestating western epic, while Coppola, the legendary director behind classics like “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now,” wagered an equal amount on his ambitious sci-fi opus.
Sources close to the situation have revealed that both projects have been in development hell for years, with Costner’s film struggling to secure financing and Coppola’s facing numerous creative roadblocks. However, the added pressure of the high-stakes bet has reportedly lit a fire under both filmmakers, pushing them to go to extreme lengths to bring their visions to life.
Insiders have disclosed that Costner has mortgaged his sprawling Aspen estate and sold off several prized possessions in order to fund his project, while Coppola has taken out loans and enlisted a team of top-tier visual effects artists to help bring his ambitious sci-fi epic to the screen.
While details about the projects themselves remain shrouded in secrecy, industry analysts have speculated that the high stakes of the bet could result in both films becoming major box office hits, with audiences eager to see which filmmaker will come out on top.
As news of the bet spreads throughout Hollywood, industry insiders are buzzing with anticipation, eager to see the outcome of this high-stakes gamble between two Hollywood titans. Only time will tell if Costner or Coppola will emerge victorious, but one thing is for certain – the stakes have never been higher in Tinseltown.
