STAR WARS Actor Adam Driver Takes Center Stage On MEGALOPOLIS Poster Before New Trailer Arrives TOMORROW

STAR WARS Actor Adam Driver Takes Center Stage On MEGALOPOLIS Poster Before New Trailer Arrives TOMORROW

With a new trailer confirmed to be released tomorrow, we have a poster for Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis which puts the spotlight squarely on Adam Driver (Star Wars). Take a closer look right here...

By JoshWilding - Aug 20, 2024 02:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: SFFGazette.com

An eye-catching new poster for Francis Ford Coppola's pricey passion project, Megalopolis, has found its way online (via SFFGazette.com) and the first full-length trailer is set to follow tomorrow.

As you can see below, Adam Driver's character is put front and centre; he's also pictured alongside the tagline, "If You Can't See A Better Future, Build One."

Megalopolis has already been screened for many critics and, as a result, sits at a disappointing 53% on Rotten Tomatoes. In recent weeks, we've also seen the sci-fi fable generate headlines for Coppola's alleged inappropriate advances towards extras while shooting. 

Talking earlier this year about what he hopes to accomplish with Megalopolis, the 85-year-old filmmaker said, "My dream would be that this movie could be seen on New Year’s Eve and people would - instead of saying I’m going to lose weight or I’m not going to smoke anymore or I’m not going to cheat on my wife - talk about: Is the society we’re living in the only one available?"

"How can we make it better? And if they talk about it, they will. That’s my dream," Coppola continued. "When we leap into the unknown, we prove that we’re free. That’s me making this film. To all of the studio big shots, I proved that I’m free and they’re not. Because they don’t dare leap into the unknown. And I do. That’s the only way to prove that you’re free."

Whether The Godfather director's star-studded sci-fi movie will strike the chord he hopes remains to be seen. Back to those reviews and it doesn't sound like it will have mass appeal, so it might be down to hardcore cinephiles to make Megalopolis a hit.

Megalopolis is a Roman Epic fable set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina, a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare.

Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero, the mayor's daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.

The movie stars Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, Shia Labeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Grace Vanderwaal, Kathryn Hunter, and Dustin Hoffman.

Written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Megalopolis arrives in theaters on September 27.

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DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/20/2024, 2:11 PM

The people who actually thought Cloud Atlas was good will probably like this too.

I smell stinker.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 8/20/2024, 2:29 PM
@DocSpock - Yeah. The reviews have been pretty terrible, with many of the "good" ones saying it's bloated and prentenious.
Coppola's been pretty hit and miss for quite awhile and this one looks pretty bad.
mountainman
mountainman - 8/20/2024, 2:49 PM
@DocSpock - I would love a great movie about big concepts. Unfortunately the movies we get never seem to have the impact that the filmmakers think that they will.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/20/2024, 3:13 PM
@mountainman -

So very true. But they think we are too stupid to understand it when their great visionary Movie sucks.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 8/20/2024, 2:12 PM
I’ll be seeing this in the theatre. It’s gonna be bonkers.
The1st
The1st - 8/20/2024, 2:14 PM
@Lisa89 - Let me know your thoughts on it when you do.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 8/20/2024, 2:51 PM
@The1st - Will do.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 8/20/2024, 2:19 PM
I'm getting Southland Tales/Atlas Shrugged vibes. And yes, for me, that's a good thing.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/20/2024, 2:33 PM

@Feralwooiee -

When it's free on TV, I'll watch it.

Tequila & peanut butter cookies make it much easier to watch anything.

narrow290
narrow290 - 8/20/2024, 2:53 PM
@DocSpock - Tequila and anything other than margarita mix is very dangerous for me
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/20/2024, 2:37 PM
The premise has me intrigued but it execution wise feels like it won’t be for everyone which is fine , i hope the film connects with me atleast.

It’s got a hell of a cast though with Adam Driver in the lead (who might be one of my favorites right now) so I’ll check it out for them at the least!!.

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MisterDoctor217
MisterDoctor217 - 8/20/2024, 2:55 PM
How can you talk about morality and ignoring trying to do good things or avoid doing wrong things when you literally went around asking for kisses and groping women on your set ? 😭

Hollywood is so weird man.
What other society could there be?
I can’t imagine one where everyone suddenly stops holding back their deepest impulses, and proceeds to do whatever , because wouldn’t that just make us fall into chaos ?
grif
grif - 8/20/2024, 3:12 PM
destroyed his career with that role


never watching anything else he does
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/20/2024, 3:50 PM
@grif -

Couldn’t agree more.

MisterBones
MisterBones - 8/20/2024, 3:48 PM
Coppola The Gropa

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