Lionsgate is working on its trailer for Big city after it was revealed that the film contained fabricated quotes from film reviews.

A Lionsgate spokesperson said in a statement: “Lionsgate is immediately recalling our trailer for Big city. We sincerely apologize to the critics involved, as well as to Francis Ford Coppola and American Zoetrope, for this inexcusable error in our review process. We messed up. We’re sorry.”

The trailer was released on Monday and featured a number of reviews of Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpieces, including The Godfather, The Godfather – Part II And Apocalypse nowThe idea seemed to be to show that Coppola had been doubted before, even in films that were considered classics.

But as vulture As pointed out, the negative quotes from the trailer actually do not appear in these vintage reviews.

Andrew Sarris’ The Village Voice Criticism was cited as a call The Godfather “A sloppy, complacent film,” while Pauline Kaels New Yorkers Critics reportedly called it “detracted from its artistry.” From there, it continues, with The New York Times‘ Vincent Canby’s review of Apocalypse now He allegedly described the 1979 film as “hollow at its core” and Roger Ebert accused Bram Stroker’s Dracula “Style over substance.” None of them were real.

More to follow.