Francis Ford Coppola, one of the great film directors who gave us The Godfather trilogy, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now & Dracula has, after a teaser trailer now released the first full Megalopolis trailer, his self financed and arguably likely to be his last film with a hugely impressive all star cast.
MEGALOPOLIS is a Roman Epic fable set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.
MEGALOPOLIS made its world premiere on Thursday 16th May in Competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival but its UK release will be the 27th September 2024
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Here’s the Megalopolis trailer…..
