News culture “His most ambitious film” After 45 years and $120 million, the trailer for Megalopolis is finally here!
Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis was expected at the 77th Cannes Film Festival and received a masterful first trailer.
First trailer for Megalopolis
Francis Ford Coppola’s new film, still a mystery until now, is revealed this week in stunning images that undoubtedly suggest a great show coming to theaters. Megalopolis, which has a budget of $120 million – straight from Coppola’s wallet after selling part of his winery – is also the pride of its author. “Our new film “Megalopolis” is the best work I’ve ever had the pleasure of directing.”, we can read in a quote from Francis Ford Coppola attached to the official trailer. The man also confided in the columns of Vanity and made us dream that his new story will become a classic among the year-end films that we watch as a family. Note that this is a long-term project that the director of “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now” has been working on since the 1980s.. It will be presented in competition at the Cannes Film Festival this Thursday.
Aubrey Plaza in Megalopolis
What is it about ?
Megalopolis will show it the story of an architect trying to create a utopia in New York. A story that revolves around the fall of empires, a point highlighted in the trailer: “When does an empire die? Does it collapse in a terrible moment? No no. But there comes a time when people don’t believe in it anymore“, shouts a voice-over, which then takes us into a contemplation of a metropolitan landscape that is the victim of protest scenes. Megalopolis could be seen as a Roman fable set in a modern America in which the utopian artist Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver) opposes the mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), committed to regressive politics, Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor’s daughter who is in love with Cesar, gets involved in this conflict.
In addition to this already prestigious trio, the screen also stars Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Chloe Fineman, Laurence Fishburne, Grace VanderWaal, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, Jon Voight, Kathryn Hunter, James Remar, DB Sweeney and Dustin Hoffman. according to the list shared by the media Variety.
