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Andrew Garfield Hopes ‘The Uprising’ Makes Billionaires ‘Scared Sh*tless’
Confirmed
In Short: Andrew Garfield hopes that viewers, especially billionaires, will be 'scared s***less' by the message in his new film.
Andrew Garfield and director Paul Greengrass recently took fan questions at a screening event for 'The Uprising,' where Garfield expressed his hope that the film would be 'galvanizing' and 'directive' for audiences, especially those who might be 'soul sick.
Garfield, who stars as a widowed farmer leading the 1381 Peasants' Revolt against King Richard II's tax collectors, hopes that the film will make billionaires 'scared s***less' by its message, according to reports from Cosmic Book News and Deadline.
Garfield also noted that the film serves as a warning for 'the kings of our time,' and that Hollywood, 'well known for having the richest, purest of souls,' should take heed.
What's confirmed
- Speaking about his hope for audiences during a recent screening, Garfield said: "Well first, I hope they come and see it, for first thing. But secondly, I hope it’s galvanising. "I hope there’s some awakening that people feel, that they feel that their own, that we all feel like our own struggles are being reflected in the struggles of these characters from a distant time and place, and that it could be directive.
What's still developing
- “Group Captain James Stagg may not have been the most charming person, but I think he had a huge amount of humility in the face of nature. And that's one of the themes I think of the film," Scott tells the BBC.
- Andrew Scott plays chief meteorological adviser James Stagg, who advised General Eisenhower during World War Two Andrew Scott says he loved the challenge of his latest acting role in the film Pressure, as the meteorologist key to the success of World War Two's D-Day - the largest seaborne invasion in history.
- He told Esquire UK: "I’ve been blessed to work with some really, really great ones. Matt Damon back in the day, Tom Hanks and Matthew McConaughey more recently, and now Andrew. "They’ve all got a very strong mixture of strength and vulnerability, and Andrew has that very, very much.
- "And I hope that if any billionaires watch it, they’re scared s***less.” Later at the same Q+A event, Greengrass insisted the line "There will be no peace until we are healed", which is included in the movie, is "true of today as it is 600 years ago".
- "They’re the ones that might need the healing the most in a way.” Greenwood has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Matt Damon, Tom Hanks and Matthew McConaughey, and he believes Garfield belongs in that echelon.
- No one’s been held accountable yet.” Garfield continued, “And it builds.
- The 2x Oscar nominee, whose character Ploughman is inspired by the legend of Robin Hood in Paul Greengrass -helmed film, noted that billionaires should be “scared shitless” by the movie that premieres Sept. 10 in the United States.
- Redistribution of wealth and land that includes white brits like Garfield Just put the fries in the bag Andrew As a billionaire I find these comments unconscionable Movies don’t change the world.