Coppola will bring his sci-fi epic Megalopolis to the New York Film Festival for advanced screening on Sept. 23.

The special event selection at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater in New York will be preceded by IMX livestreaming a Q&A with Coppola to 66 giant screen theaters across the U.S. The advanced screening of Coppola’s pricey passion project from Lionsgate  and Imax comes ahead of Megalopolis hitting theaters Sept. 27, and after festival premiere screenings in Cannes and Toronto.

“Working with the legendary Francis Ford Coppola has been a complete privilege, and we are proud to have his groundbreaking film take part in the 62nd New York Film Festival,” Adam Fogelson, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, said in a statement.

The marketing of Megalopolis has been troubled: the sci-fi’s initial trailer was pulled by Lionsgate on Aug. 21, after just one day, when he quotes being cited in the teaser were proved to be bogus.

Megalopolis released a new trailer Thursday along with the Imax announcement. The new preview doesn’t feature any critics’ quotes.

For Imax, the scale and ambition of Megalopolis will play well on its big screens as the epic includes Madison Square Garden turned into a Colosseum with gladiatorial contests and chariot races.

Lionsgate, a studio with longstanding ties to Coppola and his American Zeotrope banner, previously distributed some of its projects on home entertainment, including Apocalypse Now Final Cut, The Conversation, The Cotton Club Encore, Tucker: The Man and His Dream and One From the Heart: Reprise.

Dennis Lim, artistic director of NYFF, will lead the pre-screening conversation with Coppola.