Trailer for “Megalopolis” withdrawn: Timeline of the film drama by Francis Ford Coppola

• A trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” was pulled because it used incorrect quotes.
• Coppola also came under criticism when videos appeared on the Internet showing him kissing extras on set.
• Coppola financed the science fiction drama himself and the production cost him $120 million.

Francis Ford Coppola’s science fiction drama “Megalopolis” is embroiled in a controversial debate ahead of its release scheduled for September.

The film is set in a dystopian future and revolves around the architect Caesar (Adam Driver) and the mayor of the fictional US city of New Rome, who argue about how to rebuild it after a catastrophe.

Coppola has been trying to realize this passion project since 1983. But the scale and ambition of the film – which is about a high-tech city and the main character controls time – made it difficult for the director to convince the studios to provide the huge budget needed to make the film.