Focus Features has released the trailer for The Uprising from director Paul Greengrass, who had helmed The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum. This new historical drama centers on the peasants’ revolt against the tyrannical rule of King Richard II in 1381. Andrew Garfield stars in the film as Ploughman, who forms a movement with other farmers to rise up against their King in the face of his injustices.
Along with Garfield, the movie stars Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller, Woody Norman, Katherine Waterston and Sky Yang.
Greengrass also penned the script and produces the film along with Jason Blum, Gregory Goodman, Joanna Kaye, Joe Neurauter and Lars Sylvest.
The official plot synopsis from Focus Features reads,
“Andrew Garfield stars as the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II. As war burns across England, he forms an army of the people to face the King’s might in a fight for justice and survival.”
You can check out the trailer in the embed above. The Uprising is set for release on September 11.
What did you think of the trailer? Are you excited to see the historical rebellion depicted by Paul Greengrass?
Meanwhile, Garfield stars in a hot-button movie that takes aim at AI with Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial. It was recently reported that Luca Guadagnino’s newest film was dropped by Amazon for its depiction of the growing AI tech industry. Artificial had screened extensively for distributors over the last month or so, but its contentious subject matter made studios gun-shy to pick it up. For a while, it looked like it would end up at Mubi, but NEON had ultimately been announced as its new home.
In their release, NEON specified that Artificial will compete in the awards season this year, putting rest to claims it would be held for 2027. NEON is a strong home, with their awards pedigree top-shelf, having released the 2025 Best Picture winner, Anora. Artificial is now expected to make its debut at a major fall festival, potentially Venice or TIFF.