Firstly of the 12 months, it was reported that Francis Ford Coppola’s long-awaited sci-fi flick Megalopolis would possibly lastly see the sunshine of day. That day seems to be fairly quickly, as a result of Coppola’s manufacturing banner American Zoetrope launched first-ever footage of the movie that offers an concept of its scope.
Within the clip, Adam Driver’s Cesar heads to the roof of a New York skyscraper. Completely terrified out of his thoughts, he ultimately works up the braveness to take a step off the ledge, solely to almost plummet to his loss of life earlier than shouting, “Time, cease!” Time does certainly cease—together with gravity, it appears, permitting him to get again on his toes and never wind up a pancake. With a snap of his fingers, time resumes as soon as once more, and Cesar’s awestruck at his personal energy—no matter it’s.
Megalopolis has been beforehand described as a sci-fi love story between Cesar and Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel). Caught between Cesar and her father Frank’s (Giancarlo Esposito) opposing visions for New York, she embarks on a journey to determine her personal path as the 2 males nonetheless battle over the town. Screenings had been just lately held for studio executives and some press, and impressions had been reportedly combined throughout the board: some revered how imaginative and “unflinchingly batshit loopy” it was, others thought it went all over and a possible dud on the field workplace.
At time of writing, Megalopolis doesn’t have a North American distributor—Amazon MGM and Apple have each reportedly proven curiosity—however it’s set to premiere at Cannes on Might 17. Nonetheless issues shake out, Coppola’s pleased with it: the movie is devoted to his late spouse Eleanor Neil, who handed final month, and considers the preview above a “present on her behalf.”
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