Francis Ford Coppola is sending a message with his Megalopolis ‘cancelled’ cast – should we listen?

The director’s passion project has got off to a troubled start with misconduct allegations swirling and trailers pulled from circulation. Amid all this is a contentious cast list that includes Shia LaBeouf and Jon Voight. Casting ‘cancelled’ actors is a controversial move, writes Laura Barton, but Coppola’s heart is in the right place