‘The Uprising’ trailer: Andrew Garfield leads a brutal medieval rebellion in Paul Greengrass’ historical epic
Director Paul Greengrass is set to release 'The Uprising,' a historical epic starring Andrew Garfield that depicts the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England. The film aims to highlight the perspective of ordinary citizens against feudal inequality, drawing parallels to modern social unrest.
Why it matters
The film represents a significant cultural project that uses historical narrative to comment on contemporary socio-economic disparities.
Paul Greengrass is returning to large-scale historical filmmaking with The Uprising , and the first trailer teases a visceral retelling of one of England’s defining popular revolts.
Released by Focus Features, the trailer stars Andrew Garfield as Wat Tyler, the blacksmith-turned-rebel who led the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 against the rule of King Richard II. As crushing taxes and widening inequality push ordinary people to breaking point, Tyler emerges as the unlikely leader of a movement determined to challenge the Crown.
Garfield is joined by an ensemble cast that includes Jamie Bell, Thomasin McKenzie, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Jonny Lee Miller, Katherine Waterston and Woody Norman.
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