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‘Megalopolis’ Star Nathalie Emmanuel Talks Working With Francis Ford Coppola on His Mysterious Magnum Opus: Like ‘Being Part of an Orchestra, and He’s the Conductor’


'Megalopolis' star Nathalie Emmanuel talks joining the 'giants' of cinema in Francis Ford Coppola's epic, and working with John Woo on 'The Killer.'

Seven years on “Game of Thrones” as the fan-favorite Missandei gave the Brit an instant lesson on the dangers of spoiling a show where much of its popularity rested on an endless supply of (mostly bloody) shocks and surprises. While reactions from the “Megalopolis” L.A. screening were wide-ranging and equally ambiguous, one key takeaway was that Emmanuel, despite being among a starry cast (including Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman and Giancarlo Esposito), delivers the strongest performance. In the film, set in an imagined modern America, Emmanuel plays Julia Cicero, a socialite who falls for Cesar Catilina (Driver), a genius artist hoping to rebuild the city of New Rome and create a utopian, idealistic future.

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