Garfield Faces Backlash Over Billionaire Warning
Andrew Garfield said *The Uprising*, Paul Greengrass’s retelling of England’s 1381 Peasants’ Revolt, is intended to connect historical resistance to oppressive taxation with present-day economic inequality. He hopes the film will galvanize audiences and said he wants billionaires who watch it to be “scared,” arguing that powerful people may need healing as much as anyone. The comments drew online criticism from commentators who called Garfield’s millionaire status and Hollywood connections hypocritical, while supporters and filmmakers framed the film as an allegory about class struggle, accountability and popular resistance. Garfield stars as the fictional Ploughman, and the film is scheduled for U.S. release on September 10.
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