Written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who funded production with
his own money, Megalopolis is set in a fictional America
modelled on Ancient Rome. Adam Driver plays Cesar, an
artist determined to usher in a new utopian society, and Giancarlo Esposito as the regressive New York mayor standing in his way.
The film also stars Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence
Fishburne, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, Kathryn Hunter, Grace
VanderWaal, Chloe Fineman, James Remar, D.B. Sweeney and Dustin Hoffman.
Megalopolis is in UK/ROI cinemas from September 27th.
Check out the new trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
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.
