Francis Ford Coppola will preview the film “Megalopolis” in the competition

In pregnancy since 1983, a feature film by the director of Godfather and D’Apocalypse Now it will finally be presented in an official competition on the Croisette, May 17.

After more than 40 years of waiting, the film Megalopolis and Francis Ford Coppola finally see the light of day. According to the American media Deadlinethe feature film will be presented in the official competition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 17 with a gala evening.

Conceived by the director of Godfather and D’Apocalypse Now in 1983, this project had been in gestation for several decades due to the difficulties faced by Francis Ford Coppola in finding financing.

So much so that the 85-year-old filmmaker ended up investing 120 million dollars from his own pocket to launch the production of the film. megalopolis, which ended on March 28, according to Different.

Five star cast

It started in the 1980s, the state of Megalopolis still unknown. It would tell a love story in a big city, a megalopolis that would give its name to the film. “New Rome”, for Coppola, imagined as an alternative reality of New York.

“The fate of Rome haunts the modern world incapable of solving its social problems in this epic story of political passion, genius and love conflicts”, we can read in the summary of the project.

The wise Francis Ford Coppola thought a lot. The director was surrounded by Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Shia LaBeouf, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, Chloe Fineman, Kathryn Hunter, Dustin Hoffman, DB Sweeney, Baily Ives, Grace VandermarWaal.

“The Story of the Cannes Film Festival”

At the beginning of April, the director of the Cannes Festival, Thierry Fremaux, told the American magazine Different that he had given Francis Ford Coppola to present Megalopolis on the Croisette.

“Megalopolis is a project that he wanted to realize for a long time and he did it freely, in his own way, as an artist,” he assured.

The artist’s last appearance at Cannes dates back to 2001 when he came to present an extended version of his film. Apocalypse Now. “He created the legend of the Cannes Film Festival and it will be an honor to welcome him back,” added Thierry Fremaux.

The official selection was revealed this Thursday

The official selection of films in competition in Cannes must be announced this Thursday, April 11. The presence of big names in Hollywood cinema has already been seen. Kevin Costner is back in the west with Horizon, American Saga, taken out of the competition.

Still out of contention, An angry persona new part of the franchise Mad Max and George Miller, will grace the red carpet with his co-stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth.