Francis Ford Coppola Releases First Teaser Trailer for Epic Megalopolis

The picture will premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival

Francis Ford Coppola has released the first teaser trailer for his upcoming epic Megalopolis. The clip, which dropped on Tuesday, gives us a glimpse at the film's star-studded cast, which includes Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Voight. The film is set in New York City and follows the story of a group of people who are trying to rebuild the city after a devastating earthquake.

The epic is set to world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May

Coppola has been working on Megalopolis for over a decade, and he has reportedly spent over $100 million of his own money to finance the film. The film is said to be one of Coppola's most ambitious projects to date, and it is sure to be one of the most talked-about films at Cannes this year.