Megalopolis

Megalopolis Movie Details:

Megalopolis Movie Cast & Characters:

• Adam Driver as Cesar Catilina
• Giancarlo Esposito as Mayor Franklyn Cicero
• Nathalie Emmanuel as Julia Cicero
• Aubrey Plaza as Wow Platinum
• Shia LaBeouf as Clodio Pulcher
• Jon Voight as Hamilton Crassus III
• Jason Schwartzman as Jason Zanderz
• Talia Shire as Constance Crassus Catilina
• Grace VanderWaal as Vesta Sweetwater
• Laurence Fishburne as Fundi Romaine
• Kathryn Hunter as Teresa Cicero
• Dustin Hoffman as Nush “The Fixer” Berman
• D. B. Sweeney
• James Remar
• Chloe Fineman
• Madeleine Gardella
• Isabelle Kusman
• Bailey Ives
• Balthazar Getty

Storyline:

An accident destroys a New York City-like metropolis already in decay. Cesar Catilina, an idealist with the power to control time, aims to rebuild the city as a sustainable utopia, while his opposition, corrupt Mayor Franklyn Cicero, remains committed to a regressive status quo. Coming between the opposing men and their visions is Franklyn’s socialite daughter, Julia. Tired of the attention and power she was born with, Julia searches for her life’s meaning.

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About Megalopolis Movie:

Megalopolis is an American epic science fiction drama film written, directed, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. The film features an ensemble cast, including Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Grace VanderWaal, Laurence Fishburne, Kathryn Hunter, and Dustin Hoffman.

A longtime passion project for Coppola, who first conceived the film in 1979 and actively started developing it in 1983, Megalopolis underwent significant delays and numerous cancellations over the years.

On April 3, 2019, Coppola announced his return to the project, having approached Jude Law and Shia LaBeouf for lead roles. Coppola reportedly spent $120 million of his own money to produce the film, having sold a “significant piece of his wine empire” in Northern California.

Principal photography began at Trilith Studios in Georgia on November 1, 2022, with set photos of Emmanuel and LaBeouf filming in Atlanta published on November 8, and was due to finish in March 2023. The film is Coppola’s first directorial effort since 2011’s Twixt, marking his longest gap between films.

In August 2023, during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, the film received an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA, possibly for re-shoots.

Megalopolis was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, but polarized critics and Hollywood studios. Coppola could not find a studio that would both reimburse his production costs and pay for a large marketing campaign. He opted to self-fund his own marketing campaign, with Lionsgate theatrically releasing the film in the United States. It endured a troubled run-up to release: a trailer was removed for using fabricated pull quotes, and Coppola sued trade publication Variety for libel after it published allegations of sexual misconduct by him on set. The film premiered at Cannes on May 16, 2024, and was released on September 27, 2024. It has grossed $12 million worldwide.