The Bourne director tackles medieval England’s most ferocious uprising, led by Garfield’s rebel leader against King Richard II—landing in cinemas this October.
Paul Greengrass knows how to stage chaos with clarity. The director behind the Bourne films and Captain Phillips has spent two decades perfecting visceral, ground-level storytelling—and now he’s turning that lens on one of England’s most explosive historical uprisings. The Uprising, starring Andrew Garfield as a legendary rebel leader, drops its first trailer today ahead of a 9 October 2026 release in UK and Ireland cinemas.
The trailer (above) wastes no time: fire, mud, fury. Garfield’s character leads an army of common people against the tyranny of King Richard II, forging a rebellion born not from ambition but survival. It’s a war for justice, fought by those with everything to lose and nothing left to fear. Greengrass has written and directed the film, and the result looks characteristically intimate and brutal—history rendered as immediate, human chaos.
A cast built for scale and nuance
Garfield anchors a formidable ensemble: Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller, Woody Norman, and Katherine Waterston all feature. It’s the kind of cast that signals depth—characters, not just soldiers. Greengrass has always been drawn to stories about individuals swept up in systems larger than themselves, and The Uprising feels cut from that same cloth, albeit in chainmail.
October arrival for a timely epic
Produced by Jason Blum, Greengrass, Gregory Goodman, Joanna Kaye, Joe Neurauter, and Lars Sylvest, the film arrives courtesy of Entertainment Film Distributors. It’s a historical drama, yes—but given Greengrass’s track record, expect the period setting to feel uncomfortably contemporary. Rebellion, after all, never really goes out of fashion.
The Uprising hits UK and Ireland cinemas on 9 October 2026. Keep an eye on listings closer to release—this one’s built for the big screen.
