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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Sep 8
Andrew Garfield Says Billionaires Should Fear Sept. 10 Film The Uprising
Updated
Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Sep 8

Andrew Garfield Says Billionaires Should Fear Sept. 10 Film The Uprising

3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Sep 8

Summary

  • Andrew Garfield said billionaires should be "scared shitless" by The Uprising, arguing at a recent Q&A that the film should galvanize audiences and spark an awakening.
  • The Sept. 10 release follows Garfield's 14th-century rebel, Ploughman, as he raises an army against King Richard II, with director Paul Greengrass saying its call for healing remains true 600 years later.
  • Garfield tied the story's brutal taxation, abusive rule and dehumanization of the underclass to conditions "here and in the United States, and all around the world."
  • He also called the film a political "Rorschach Test," warning that even far-right viewers could try to claim its message while he framed the project around justice and healing.

Insights

Will Andrew Garfield's new medieval thriller actually spark a modern uprising, or is its anti-billionaire message just a clever marketing ploy?
Why is a Hollywood blockbuster trying to terrify billionaires while masking a real medieval rebellion behind a controversial Robin Hood myth?