This gigantic sci-fi epic has been planned for 40 (!) years – now the first photo is finally available!

Francis Ford Coppola (“Bram Stoker’s Dracula”) is used to hardship and resistance. To learn more, you should either watch the series “The Offer” on Paramount+, which sheds light on the grueling origins of “The Godfather,” or the documentary “Journey into the Heart of Darkness,” which itself is a has become a classic and includes the recordings of Coppola’s anti-war milestone ‘Apocalypse Now’.

The film ‘Megalopolis’ also proves that Francis Ford Coppola can not only tolerate a lot of stress, but also has a lot of endurance. The master director has been planning the realization of his dream project for forty years, but in all these decades the filmmaker has simply not been able to realize the project. Until now! The sci-fi action epic actually ended in March 2023. The director is currently busy with post-production – and has now posted a first photo via Instagram:

In addition to the title font, the image also shows a dark alley with a fallen statue, which sets the dystopian tone of the film. In addition, the image is of course very important because it gives us the very first visual impression of “Megalopolis”. It remains to be seen if a first trailer will be released. Currently, it is said that the sci-fi spectacular will hit theaters this year. When exactly is still unclear.

The gritty plot takes place in the New York of the future. Destroyed by a catastrophe, an architect plans to rebuild the city – not as it once was, but as a vast, completely new utopia. But the vision faces resistance from the city’s mayor. And above all, the architect has a love affair with the mayor’s daughter.

In front of the camera will be Adam Driver (“House Of Gucci”), Aubrey Plaza (“The White Lotus”), Forest Whitaker (“Rogue One”), Dustin Hoffman (“Rain Man”), Nathalie Emmanuel (“Game Of Thrones” ), Jon Voight (“Mission: Impossible”), Shia LaBeouf (“Transformers”), Laurence Fishburne (“The Matrix”), Jason Schwartzman (“Asteroid City”) and Giancarlo Esposito (“The Mandalorian”).