War movie Apocalypse Now getting its own videogame

War game: The interactive game will involve role playing with gamers taking on the character of US army Captain Willard who is on a secret mission. Pictured is Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola is developing an interactive, psychological horror videogame based on his epic Vietnam War film Apocalypse Now, and is asking the public to contribute US$900,000 (RM3.9bil) towards the cost of making it.

The Oscar-winning director launched a Kickstarter page to raise funds for the game, which he said would take about three years to develop. By Thursday, one day after Coppola's announcement, the fund had reached US$55,000 (RM243,730).