Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel join the cast of “Megalopolis”, the latest film by Francis Ford Coppola

The cast of Megalopolis, the epic film by Francis Ford Coppola, begins to expand. According to Deadline, the main roles have been assigned to Adam Driver and Natalie Emmanuel​, who will be added to the names of Jon Voight and Laurence Fishburne, already announced. The cult director decided to finance the film independently, and he managed to raise 100 million dollars to realize his dream: he has been trying to produce the feature film for 20 years. And no matter if it brings him money, his ambition is elsewhere.

“What would make me really happy?” It’s not to win a lot of Oscars because I already have a lot and maybe more than I deserve. And it’s not to make a lot of money, although I think over time it’s going to make a lot of money because as long as people keep watching something, it makes money. So at some point, long after I’m dead, all I want is for people to discuss Megalopolis and wonder if the society we live in is the only one accessible to us. How can we make it better? “, did he declare.

Monumental

An extraordinary project, therefore, which, for the moment, remains relatively vague in its plot: “The fate of Rome haunts a modern world incapable of solving its own social problems in this epic story of political ambition, genius and conflicting love, ”writes the media to pitch the film.

Francis Ford Coppola considers Megalopolis as his last film and in essence, his swan song. This prestigious cast reflects the idea he has of the project: he won’t deny himself anything. “What’s the worst that can happen to me?” Am I going to die and be broke? I will never be broke. (…) I’m convinced that if you can make a film that people can get something out of for 10, 20 years or more, you won’t lose money,” he concluded.

No release date has been announced and if we believe Francis Ford Coppola, it will not be released until he is completely satisfied with the result!