Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Andrew Garfield's 'The Uprising' Sets September 11 India Release Date
There is a new movie coming out called 'The Uprising' starring a famous actor named Andrew Garfield.
The movie will open in theaters in India on September 11, about one month after the announcement.
A director named Paul Greengrass made the movie, and he also made the Jason Bourne movies.
The story is about a farmer named Ploughman who is very sad because his family died from the bubonic plague, a terrible sickness from long ago.
After losing his family, the farmer decides to fight back against a very powerful king named King Richard II.
The movie is based on a real event from 1381 called the Peasants' Revolt, when farmers in England rose up together.
Ploughman builds an army of ordinary people to fight the king's soldiers for justice and survival.
Many other actors, like Jamie Bell and Thomasin McKenzie, also star in the movie.
The Andrew Garfield-starrer 'The Uprising' will release in Indian theatres on September 11, the makers announced on Wednesday.
The film is directed by Paul Greengrass, best known for the Jason Bourne films and Captain Phillips.
It is a historical drama set against the backdrop of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt, one of medieval England's most significant rebellions.
Garfield plays Ploughman, a grieving farmer who becomes the leader of a rebellion against King Richard II after the bubonic plague claims his family.
The ensemble cast also includes Jamie Bell, Thomasin McKenzie, Katherine Waterston, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Jonny Lee Miller and Woody Norman.
- Who
- Andrew Garfield stars as Ploughman in the film directed by Paul Greengrass, with an ensemble cast including Jamie Bell, Thomasin McKenzie, Katherine Waterston, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Jonny Lee Miller and Woody Norman.
- What
- The makers announced that the historical drama 'The Uprising' will be released in Indian theatres on September 11.
- When
- September 11 (the release date), announced about one month ahead, in August 2026.
- Where
- Indian theatres; the story is set in medieval England during the 1381 Peasants' Revolt.
- Why
- The film depicts a grieving farmer's fight for justice and survival after the bubonic plague shatters his life, leading him to raise an army of the people against the tyranny of King Richard II.
- Film
- The Uprising
- Lead actor
- Andrew Garfield
- Director
- Paul Greengrass
- India release date
- September 11
- Setting
- 1381 Peasants' Revolt, medieval England
- Garfield's character
- Ploughman, a grieving farmer
- Ruler opposed
- King Richard II
- Other cast members
- Jamie Bell, Thomasin McKenzie, Katherine Waterston, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Jonny Lee Miller, Woody Norman