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In which Megalopolis is the live talking-to-the-screen scene seen?
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In which Megalopolis is the live talking-to-the-screen scene seen?

Megapolis raises a lot of questions for those of us who haven’t seen it yet. Things like: Will people Real Do you think this thing will be a masterpiece in ten years? Why is Aubrey Plaza’s character called Wow Platinum and so are we? assumed laugh about it? What is Shia LaBeouf doing there? All this plus a large, general, Why?

There’s one question we can answer, though: How can you make your screening have a real person talking to Adam Driver through the screen instead of through a voiceover? If you haven’t seen it yet all over Twitter/Xthere was a moment during the already wild Cannes film premiere where a live actor asked Driver’s character, Cesar Catalina, a pre-written question that the character then answered during a press conference scene. Lionsgate added to the hype this week by recruiting more flesh-and-blood people to join the film during IMAX screenings during its opening weekend. So how can you make sure you witness this innovative (?) and crazy new technology? And can You be the guy?

The answer is quite simple, but you have to live in a relative megalopolis of your own. All screenings with the live element will be labeled “The Ultimate Experience” on ticket sellers’ sites, and most will take place on IMAX screens, with a few exceptions. Unfortunately, the options are quite limited. IndieWire reports that of the 1,700 screens and 200 IMAX locations, only 34 different showtimes will feature the live participant on both Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28. Others instead get a voiceover from an off-screen ‘journalist’.

It’s unclear WHO gets the honor of popping the question during these screenings, but there are rumors that theater employees or even audience members may be asked to take it a step further. If that’s you, unfortunately you can’t ask Driver if he ever had one Girls restart or whatever other burning questions you have. There’s a preset question that works within the film’s plot, but Coppola would probably like to hear that someone has gone rogue. Do what you want with that.

You can view the full list of this weekend’s “Ultimate Experience” screenings at IndieWire.