Megalopolisthe passion project of Francis Ford Coppolapresents itself as a real enigma. The legendary director developed the film for decades and made it at his own expense, without the involvement of any studio. Led by
Adam Driver in the role of the futuristic architect Ceaser, the film presents itself as a fantastic trip down memory lane, set in a dystopian New York, and a new teaser lets us discover it better.
The new video contribution published by Screen
Rant sees a dystopian New York City collapsing, with statues crashing, bombs falling, and its residents witnessing it. But that’s not all: we get glimpses of the wealth and extravagance the city has to offer, while the teaser establishes the theme of “create your own future.” The teaser looks like a fever dream with all the images mixed together, but it will leave you with an eerie feeling. Fans are certainly eager to see what Coppola has in store with this film.
Megalopolis addresses the theme of human genius and nature
The film Megalopolis
follow Ceaser (Adam
Driver), a New York architect who wants to rebuild the city as a utopia after a devastating disaster. However, to succeed, he must go through the city’s mayor Frank Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), whose daughter he is in love with. The story has a linear structure, but it is the themes of the film that capture the audience’s attention with all the powerful images Coppola created. The director previously revealed that the film’s theme revolves around love and loyalty,
“Megalopolis echoed these sentiments, where love was expressed in almost crystalline complexity, our planet in danger and our human family almost in an act of suicide, to become a very optimistic film that has faith in ‘human being to possess the genius to heal any problem put before us“.
The film has not only the genius of Coppola and years of research behind it, but also an equally impressive ensemble on screen, which includes
Nathalie Emmanuel as Julia Cicero,
Aubrey Plaza as Wow Platinum,
Shia LaBeouf in the role of Clodio Pulcher,
Jon Voight as Hamilton Crassus III and Laurence Fishburne as Fundi Romaine, who also narrates the film. Rounding out the cast are Talia Shire
as Constance, Jason Schwartzman as Jason, Kathryn Hunter as Teresa, Grace
VanderWaal in the role of Vesta, Chloe Fineman,
James Remar, D. B. Sweeney, Dustin Hoffman and many others.
Megalopolis
will be screened in theaters in the United States and Canada on September 27.
