The Uprising - Andrew Garfield leads a rebellion in Paul Greengrass historical epic

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Focus Features dropped the trailer for The Uprising and it looks like Paul Greengrass returning to the kind of large scale historical filmmaking he built his reputation on years ago. Andrew Garfield plays the leader of a rebellion against King Richard II during the 1381 Peasants Revolt, and the trailer frames it as a sweeping story about class, tyranny, and organized resistance. Jamie Bell, Thomasin McKenzie, and Cosmo Jarvis round out a genuinely stacked supporting cast.

Greengrass writing, producing, and directing all at once suggests this is a passion project rather than a straightforward studio assignment. His handheld camera style shows up throughout the trailer, giving even the quieter dialogue scenes a sense of urgency and chaos. That approach worked incredibly well in films like United 93 and Captain Phillips, so seeing it applied to a medieval setting is an interesting experiment.

Garfield continues to pick roles that push him toward more physically demanding and morally complex territory rather than resting on his earlier career image. The trailer shows him delivering rallying speeches to crowds of peasants in a way that feels genuinely rousing rather than hollow. Whether the full film earns that emotional payoff will depend a lot on the writing beyond just the trailer's highlight reel.

This lands in US theaters September 10, putting it in direct competition with several other major releases that same weekend. Focus Features clearly believes the historical epic angle combined with Garfield's star power can carve out its own space regardless of the crowded schedule

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