Adam Driver stars in 'Megalopolis'

Lionsgate has released a trailer for the highly anticipated film "Megalopolis," directed by the legendary Francis Ford Coppola. The trailer features a star-studded cast, including Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, and Nathalie Emmanuel, and highlights Coppola's long-standing passion project. The film aims to explore themes of artistic vision and societal conflict, setting the stage for a modern epic. The trailer begins with a voiceover that addresses critics of Coppola's previous works, such as "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now," asserting that "true genius is often misunderstood." It introduces Driver's character, Cesar Catilina, a visionary architect with the extraordinary ability to stop time. The narrative unfolds in a fictionalized version of modern America, where the City of New Rome faces a pivotal transformation. Central to the plot is the conflict between Catilina, who aspires to create a utopian future, and Mayor Franklyn Cicero, portrayed by Esposito, who clings to a regressive status quo driven by greed and partisanship. The story also features Julia Cicero, played by Emmanuel, the mayor's daughter, whose romantic ties to Catilina complicate her loyalties and force her to confront her beliefs about humanity's future. The film, which also stars Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Kathryn Hunter, and Dustin Hoffman, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May and is set to hit theaters on September 27.