while saying the Guardians report that he tried to kiss female extras was totally untrue the director told Rolling Stone they were young women I knew Francis Ford kopa says that he did KISS film extras on the set of his forthcoming film megalopolis but that they were young women I knew in an interview with rolling stone CA responded to a question about a report in the guardian that said the director tried to kiss female extras during preparation for a bakan alian nightclub scene and that significant numbers of crew left the project during production in the Guardians original report megalopolis executive co-producer Darren deer said that during the club scene Francis walked around the set to establish the spirit of the scene by giving kind hugs and kisses on the cheek to the cast and background players in July variety published footage of Capa kissing extras with a source criticizing the lack of complaints procedures saying because Capa funded it there was no HR department to keep keep things in check