{"id":2046715,"date":"2026-07-16T15:17:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2046715"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:17:19","slug":"the-uprising-trailer-sees-andrew-garfield-leading-the-peasants-revolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2046715","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Uprising&#8217; trailer sees Andrew Garfield leading the Peasants&#8217; Revolt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/videos\/03J3uqp9ZE83eMtblEu7T2O\/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.v1784215021.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article data-autopogo class=\"mt-8 font-serif editor-content\">\n<p>Whether you studied the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonmuseum.org.uk\/collections\/london-stories\/how-peasants-revolt-rocked-medieval-london\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Great Uprising of 1381<\/a>, sometimes referred to as the Peasant&#8217;s Revolt, at school or not, the trailer for Andrew Garfield&#8217;s new historical action-drama will have you geared up for a lesson.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Paul Greengrass, <em>The Uprising<\/em> follows one of the defining moments of English radicalism in history, when the commoners staged a rebellion against the tyranny of 14-year-old King Richard II. The Black Death had halved the population of England. The Hundred Years&#8217; War was draining the country&#8217;s coffers. And the monarchy leaned on an already lean feudal system, heavily taxing common folk to pay for a war in a country far away. They&#8217;d had enough.<\/p>\n<p>In the film, Garfield plays a farmer who becomes a key figure in the Uprising, alongside real legendary leaders Wat Tyler (Cosmo Jarvis) and John Ball (Jamie Bell). We don&#8217;t have many screen depictions of the revolt, aside from <a href=\"https:\/\/mubi.com\/en\/gb\/films\/medieval-england-the-peasants-revolt\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">a 1969 film starring Anthony Hopkins<\/a>. So Greengrass&#8217; <em>The Uprising<\/em> is a rare insight into a pivotal moment for social resistance in British history, of the common people finding their voice. But it didn&#8217;t come without cost.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller, Woody Norman, Katherine Waterston, and Sky Yang also star.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Uprising <\/em>hits cinemas Sept. 11.<\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-8 w-full font-sans subtitle-2 editor-content\">\n<p><span class=\"mr-1.5 font-sans font-bold\">Topics<\/span><a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/trailers\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Trailers tag\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\">Trailers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/mashable.com\/entertainment\/the-uprising-trailer-andrew-garfield&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/videos\/03J3uqp9ZE83eMtblEu7T2O\/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.v1784215021.jpg&#8221;] Whether you studied the Great Uprising of 1381, sometimes referred to as the Peasant&#8217;s Revolt, at school or not, the trailer for Andrew Garfield&#8217;s new historical action-drama will have you geared up for a lesson. 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