Francis Ford Coppola has been working on Megalopolis for longer than its leading lady, Nathalie Emmanuel, has been alive.
We talked about the script, and he told me a bit about the character, and then I got the call to say that they’d like me to do it. Did the script come to you under lock and key? It didn’t, I just got it in an email. But it was quite hefty. So what can you tell us about your character, Julia? She’s the daughter of the mayor, played by Giancarlo Esposito, very traditional in his approach to his job and life. He dotes on her and they’re very close.