As Francis Ford Coppola’s return approaches, we’re bracing ourselves for whatever he’s cooking up with Megalopolis and we now have our first look at the film, with Vanity Fair dropping a new image featuring Adam Driver as an idealistic architect looking to rebuild a city.
Megalopolis follows “the rebuilding of a metropolis after it has fallen into decline, with two competing visions — one from the idealist architect Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), the other from corrupt Mayor Frank Cicero, played by Giancarlo Esposito — colliding.” The film is described as a “Roman epic fable set in an imagined modern America.”
Per THR, the new photo showcases “Driver eyeing a rebuilding of the City of New Rome, while Nathalie Emmanuel, as Julia Cicero, the socialite daughter of Mayor Cicero, looks on. To rebuild New Rome, Julia Cicero ultimately comes between a Cesar Catilina she falls in love with and Frank Cicero whom she remains loyal to as her father, as the two men battle with competing visions.”
Other cast members include Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Jason Schwartzman, and Talia Shire. At the time of writing, Coppola’s film cost a reported $120 million to make.
Megalopolis will screen in competition in Cannes on May 17th in a gala premiere.
Originally published May 1, 2024. Updated May 4, 2024.
