TORONTO (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola believes he can stop time.

Renowned American director Francis Ford Coppola believes his harshly criticized science fiction film “Megalopolis” offers audiences a unique narrative vastly different from what they are accustomed to seeing.

Francis Ford Coppola is not only a legendary director; he’s a businessman, too. The 85-year-old’s ventures include a trendy San Francisco café and even a winery. He’s also a producer who has helped some of his fellow directors get their movies made when they were struggling—and the uncle of Nicolas Cage,

Few directors have a more legendary filmography than Francis Ford Coppola, the mind behind The Godfather trilogy, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now. But Megalopolis, hitting cinemas this weekend, is the most ambitious project of his career.