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Andrew Garfield Leads Peasants' Revolt in New Trailer

7/16/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Focus Features released the first trailer for “The Uprising,” starring Andrew Garfield as Wat Tyler.
Director Paul Greengrass frames the film around the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt.
The trailer shows the rebel leader rallying peasants against King Richard II after the Black Plague.
Producers Jason Blum, Gregory Goodman, Joanna Kaye, Joe Neurauter and Lars Sylvest set U.S. release for September 11 and U.K./Ireland release for October 9.

History

Historical Context

In 1381, after the Black Death of 1348 left labor scarce, King Richard II’s government imposed a third poll tax, sparking a coordinated uprising in Essex and Kent that brought a few thousand rebels, led by Wat Tyler and preacher John Ball, to London. Paul Greengrass’s film “The Uprising,” financed by Focus Features, revives that 14th-century demand for economic justice for modern audiences.

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Story summary

Focus Features released the first trailer for “The Uprising,” starring Andrew Garfield as Wat Tyler.
Director Paul Greengrass frames the film around the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt.
The trailer shows the rebel leader rallying peasants against King Richard II after the Black Plague.
Producers Jason Blum, Gregory Goodman, Joanna Kaye, Joe Neurauter and Lars Sylvest set U.S. release for September 11 and U.K./Ireland release for October 9.

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