‘Megalopolis’: Shia LaBeouf & Jason Schwartzman Among Six New Additions To Francis Ford Coppola Epic
deadline.comFrancis Ford Coppola continues to fill out the ensemble for his epic Megalopolis, with Talia Shire (The Godfather), Shia LaBeouf (Honey Boy), Jason Schwartzman (The French Dispatch), Grace Vanderwaal (Stargirl), Kathryn Hunter (The Tragedy of Macbeth) and James Remar (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) being its newest additions.The actors are set to star alongside previously announced cast members including Adam Driver, Forest Whitaker, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne and Aubrey Plaza.
Details about the newest additions’ roles weren’t disclosed.In Megalopolis, which is billed as a story of political ambition, genius and conflicted love, the fate of Rome haunts a modern world unable to solve its own social problems.
Coppola will direct the independently produced film from his own script, at a budget just south of $100M, with production set to kick off this fall.Coppola’s sister Shire earned an Oscar nomination for her turn in his film The Godfather Part II, landing a second nom for her work in Rocky.
Also coming up for the actress is the drama Chantilly Bridge from director Linda Yellen.On the comeback trail after allegations of sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress to his ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs, LaBeouf has most recently been seen in films including Pieces of a Woman, The Tax Collector, The Peanut Butter Falcon and Honey Boy, the latter of which dug into his turbulent coming-of-age story.
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