UPDATE: Please note that Lionsgate has recalled the Megalopolis trailer due to fabricated critic comments. But you can still read about it below. A spokesperson notes, “Lionsgate is immediately recalling our trailer for Megalopolis. We offer our sincere apologies to the critics involved and to Francis Ford Coppola and American Zoetrope for this inexcusable error in our vetting process. We screwed up. We are sorry.”
The original article is below.
One of the most mysterious and intriguing upcoming movies is undoubtedly Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis. The Adam Driver led movie sets up a trip of futuristic trip full of greed, warfare, and other things in a world that’s not like ours. The trailer for Megalopolis shows Coppola (and the film’s marketing team) striking back at past critics who dissed his previous films, instead saying that he is always on the wave of the future. And honestly, he isn’t wrong… and this trailer is absolutely fantastic.
Here’s a synopsis for Megalopolis to accompany its trailer:
Megalopolis is a Roman Epic 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.
Ahhh yes. We finally have some more context to what’s going on here and it seems like a total vibe. The film’s poster is rather simple with Cesar standing with a golden hammer-like object and a caption that suggests he will rebuild the world for a better future.
What Is the Release Date of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis?
Megalopolis will hit theaters on September 27, so we don’t have long to wait for this epic film.
