Adam Driver pulls off a gravity-defying stunt atop a tower

The film revolves around an architect looking to build a retro-futuristic version of New York City in the aftermath of a catastrophe. Coppola takes inspiration from HG Wells’ speculative science-fiction literature, the September 11 attacks, Roman history, and several other events for the film.

Apart from Driver, the cast includes Nathalie Emmanuel, Shia LaBeouf, Grace VanderWaal, and Zendaya. Coppola and Michael Bederman are the co-producers of the science-fiction drama.

Megalopolis is Coppola’s comeback film after 2011’s Twixt. It is competing at the Cannes Film Festival for its Palme d’Or award.

(This story originally appeared on Cinema Express)