Francis Ford Coppola has taken audiences deeper into "Megalopolis" with a second trailer for his new epic film, debuting in U.S. theaters on September 27 via Lionsgate.

The new trailer, which opens with the line, "True genius is often misunderstood," Coppola takes aim at critics over the years who have disparaged his most legendary films. From 1972's "The Godfather" to "Apocalypse Now," it loops through snippets of negative reviews from famous film critics.

“One filmmaker has always been ahead of his time,” says a narrator. The new trailer positions Coppola’s latest epic, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to mixed reviews, as a film that will win over audiences and age well, proving the critics wrong.

Starring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight and Jason Schwartzman, “Megalopolis” follows the collapse of a future American empire while referencing the fall of Rome. In the trailer, visionary architect Cesar Catilina (Driver) paints a futuristic New York City as radical political figures threaten to “destroy eternity.”