A new trailer for the highly anticipated Francis Ford Coppola-directed epic drama film Megalopolis was released on Saturday.
In the clip, Cesar Catilina, played by Adam Driver, carefully climbs out of one of the upper windows of a New York skyscraper and walks toward the ledge.
The driver character then prepares to fall off the edge of the building before shouting “time stops”, after which everything around him suddenly stops.
Catilina takes a step back on the skyscraper and snaps her fingers, after which time begins to flow again.
The pilot character then begins looking towards the rising sun, after which the teaser ends.
A new trailer for the highly anticipated Francis Ford Coppola-directed epic drama film Megalopolis was released on Saturday.
Coppola, 85, also shared the teaser on his official Instagram account and wrote a short message in which he dedicated his release to his late wife, Eleanor.
The filmmaker and his wife had been married for just over sixty years when she died last month.
He wrote: “Megalopolis has always been a film dedicated to my dear wife Eleanor. I had really hoped to celebrate his birthday together this May 4th. But unfortunately that didn’t happen, so let me share with everyone a gift on his behalf.
Development of Megalopolis began several decades ago and production has started and been halted numerous times.
Coppola returned to the project in 2019, when it was revealed that he had entered into talks with Shia LaBeouf, who eventually joined the film’s cast.
It was confirmed in August 2022 that filming was scheduled to begin later that year and production began that fall.
Megalopolis will center on a super-powered architect who attempts to rebuild New York City into a modernist utopia.
The film will also feature the talents of an ensemble including Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza and Laurence Fishburne.
In the clip, Cesar Catilina, played by Adam Driver, carefully climbs out of one of the upper windows of a New York skyscraper and walks toward the ledge.
The artist then prepares to fall off the edge of the building before shouting “time stops”, after which everything around him suddenly stops.
Catilina takes a step back on the skyscraper and snaps her fingers, after which time begins to flow again.
The driver character then begins to look towards the rising sun, after which the teaser ends
Megalopolis is currently scheduled to debut at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it will compete for the coveted Palme d’Or.
In addition to directing the feature, Coppola wrote its screenplay and is one of the project’s producers.
The filmmaker reportedly spent $120 million of his own funds to finance the film.
Megalopolis is currently scheduled to debut at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it will compete for the coveted Palme d’Or.
Early screenings of the upcoming film resulted in mixed reviews from critics.
