Spectacular Full Trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Film
by Alex Billington
August 21, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Imagine today’s society as a branch of civilization about to reach a dead end… Is this way we’re living the only one that’s available to us?” A very good question. Lionsgate + American Zoetrope have unveiled the full trailer for Megalopolis, the controversial and critically panned new Coppola movie opening in theaters this fall. Megalopolis is director Francis Ford Coppola’s latest ambitious project, a $100M+ feature that he has been trying to make ever since he first conceived the film in 1979. The basic setup is: an architect wants to rebuild New York City as a utopia following a devastating disaster. It’s not actually NYC, but a giant city like NYC hence the Megalopolis title. The architect’s plan is opposed by the mayor, who has other ideas for the city. This premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year to mostly mixed and negative reviews (here is mine). The movie’s massive ensemble cast includes Adam Driver as Caesar, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Grave Vanderwaal, Kathryn Hunter, and Dustin Hoffman. It also co-stars Laurence Fishburne who provides the title voice for the trailer. It’s a spectacular trailer, though amusing with how it starts out by mocking critics then continues into all of the breathtaking footage. Will you go see this movie??
Here’s the full official trailer (+ poster) for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, direct from YouTube:
You can rewatch the first teaser trailer for Coppola’s Megalopolis movie right here for the first look again.
An accident destroys a New York City-like metropolis already in decay. Cesar, an idealist, aims to rebuild the city as a sustainable utopia, while the venal mayor, Frank Cicero, has other plans. Coming between the opposing men and their visions is Frank’s socialite daughter, Julia. Tired of the attention and power she was born with, Julia searches for her life’s meaning. Megalopolis is written and directed by the legendary American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, his 23rd feature film, director of many other films including The Godfather Trilogy Part I-III, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, One from the Heart, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, The Cotton Club, Peggy Sue Got Married, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Jack, The Rainmaker, Youth Without Youth, Tetro, and Twixt previously. It’s also produced by Coppola, with Michael Bederman and Barry J. Hirsch. Made by Coppola’s company American Zoetrope. This initially premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year (read our review) and it will also play at TIFF. Lionsgate will debut Coppola’s Megalopolis movie in theaters nationwide starting September 27th, 2024. How does this look?
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