As the unfinished work of the famous director Francis Ford Coppola, “Megalopolis” has always attracted much attention.
A few days ago, some media reported that this ambitious work has entered the casting stage.
Although it has not yet been officially announced, some media have exposed the cast of Coppola for “Megalopolis”.
Oscar Isaac, Forest Whitaker, Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfeiffer, on Voight, Zendaya, Cate Blanchett.
And James Caan, who has worked with Coppola, are expected to join the “Megalopolis” crew.
Earlier, there was news that Jude Law will star in “Megalopolis”, but there is currently no news.
“Megalopolis” is a script written by Coppola in the 1980s.
“Megalopolis” is set in New York and tells about an architect’s attempt to create a utopia in the city. This attempt was strongly opposed by the mayor.
From the setting point of view, it is very grand, but it also has a certain degree of theme similarity to the previous “Synecdoche New York”.
In 2019, Coppola said on the eve of his 80th birthday that he would shoot “Megalopolis” soon.
At the time, Coppola said: “I plan to start doing what I have always wanted to do this year, using everything I have learned since I started working in drama at the age of 16. This will be a grand epic. It is called “Megalopolis.” Unusually, it will have a huge cast, and it will also use the different styles and genres that I have tried for many years in film creation. These have earned me the prestige today. It does not belong to the current mainstream. However, I intend and hope that Start production as soon as possible this year”.
However, there was no follow-up to the film and it failed to enter the actual shooting stage.
At present, “Megalopolis” is tentatively scheduled to enter theaters at the end of 2022. The tentative cost of the film is between 100 million and 120 million US dollars.
In addition to some sponsorships, Coppola will shoot the film out of his own pocket.
