The Last Kings of Hollywood Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg—and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema Simon Wu Yet as long-held truths begin

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The Last Kings of Hollywood Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg—and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema Simon Wu Yet as long-held truths beginBy: Paul Fischer Published by Celadon Books, 2026 02 10 The untold, intimate story of how three young visionariesFrancis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielbergrevolutionized American cinema, creating the most iconic films in history while risking everything, redefining friendship, and shaping Hollywood as we know it. In the summer of 1967, as the old Hollywood studio system was dying, an intense, uncompromising young film school graduate