Searchlight releases new trailer for Tony Gilroy's 'Behemoth!' with Pedro Pascal, opening Dec. 4
Searchlight Pictures has released a new trailer for Behemoth!, Tony Gilroy's first film as director since 2012, starring Pedro Pascal as a cellist. Gilroy has also told Variety how Pascal came to join the project and how its nine-composer score was assembled.
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Mixed · 2Searchlight Pictures has debuted a new trailer for Behemoth!, the film from writer-director Tony Gilroy starring Pedro Pascal, which opens in theaters on December 4. ColliderN “Behemoth! premieres on December 4, and with just over a month until its arrival, Searchlight Pictures has debuted an epic new trailer” Read at Collider ↗ VarietyLC “Searchlight Pictures will open “Behemoth!” in theaters on Dec. 4.” Read at Variety ↗ Mixed · 2It is Gilroy's first feature as a director since The Bourne Legacy in 2012, and his first project of any kind since the two-season Disney+ series Andor, which took up most of his last six years. VarietyLC “The result is Gilroy’s first feature as a director since 2012′ “The Bourne Legacy” and his first anything since Disney+’s “Andor,” the two-season series that consumed most of his last six years.” Read at Variety ↗ ColliderN “2012 marked his last major directorial effort when he took the reins for The Bourne Legacy” Read at Collider ↗ Mixed · 2Pascal plays Alex Serian, a cellist from a family of musicians who returns to Los Angeles after 20 years on the road and starts composing or recording music for films. ColliderN “Pedro Pascal as Alex Serian, a cellist from a family of musicians who returns to Los Angeles after 20 years on the road to start a new chapter composing music for films.” Read at Collider ↗ VarietyLC “a cellist from a family of studio musicians who comes home to Los Angeles after two decades on the road and starts recording film scores” Read at Variety ↗
Centre · 1Collider says the trailer does not make the exact story clear. It says the film unfolds non-linearly, flashing back across those 20 years to show why Alex left and why he returned. It describes shots of him reuniting with friends, falling in love and playing in venues from concert halls to his bedroom, with perseverance appearing to be the throughline. ColliderN “The exact story being teased in the video isn't clear”“His tale will unfold in a non-linear fashion, flashing back throughout those 20 years to explore his reasons for leaving and why he ultimately came back to put his talents to work in cinema.” Read at Collider ↗ Left · 1In an interview with Variety, Gilroy said Pascal joined after Oscar Isaac left the project. Gilroy said he had already pushed the start date as far as he was willing and was rehearsing a speech to tell his crew the film was off when he and producer Sanne Wohlenberg went to lunch with Pascal. VarietyLC “Oscar Isaac was out of “Behemoth!,” lost to what Gilroy calls “a traffic jam between ‘Frankenstein’ and awards,” and the writer-director had already pushed the start date as far as he was willing to push it” Read at Variety ↗ Left · 1Gilroy said he was won over within 10 minutes, that a three-hour meeting followed which he called "more of a prenup than a meeting", and that Pascal was learning the cello by the next day. VarietyLC “A three-hour meeting followed that Gilroy describes as “more of a prenup than a meeting.” By the next day, Pascal was learning the cello.” Read at Variety ↗
Left · 1Gilroy said the idea came on the scoring stage of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, while he watched Michael Giacchino's composing sessions. He then spent six months interviewing working musicians before Andor took over, and he wanted a "sanctuary" from that show's anger and politics. VarietyLC “The idea arrived on the scoring stage for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” after watching Michael Giacchino’s composing sessions.”“he was “very eager for a sanctuary” from the anger and politics of that show” Read at Variety ↗ Left · 1The score is credited to nine composers billed only as "The Behemoth! Collective": Michael Abels, Emily Bear, Lukas Frank, Michael Giacchino, James Newton Howard, Henry Jackman, Nami Melumad, Brandon Roberts and Alan Silvestri. Gilroy said all received the same fee, alphabetical credits, equal billing and publishing, with no individual names on the poster, for "very, very, very little money". VarietyLC “are billed only as “The Behemoth! Collective.””“The terms for the nine were identical across the board: the same fee, alphabetical credits, equal billing, no individual names on the poster, publishing for all.” Read at Variety ↗ Left · 1Gilroy said the production needed 303 union musicians and had to shoot in Los Angeles, and that the fringes alone probably cost what Nightcrawler cost in total. He said he does not want the film compared to Tár or described as a classical music movie, and prefers it to be seen as a film about family and "new varieties of loneliness". VarietyLC “It needed 303 union musicians on the stage. “The fringes on this movie probably cost what ‘Nightcrawler’ cost [in total].””“He would rather viewers hear it as a film about family and about what he calls the “new varieties of loneliness” in a fragmented world.” Read at Variety ↗
Left · 1Variety describes the film as an Oscar contender this year, including for best actor for Pascal and possibly best picture, citing strong reviews. The cast also includes Olivia Wilde, Will Arnett, Eva Victor, Alexa Swinton and Hank Azaria. VarietyLC “The film is among the Oscar contenders this year including best actor for Pascal, and with the strong reviews, perhaps even best picture.” Read at Variety ↗
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Left2 outlets
- Framing
- Variety runs an awards-season profile interview with Gilroy, framing the film as an Oscar contender and focusing on how it was made and what it is about.
- Emphasis
- The lunch that secured Pascal after Oscar Isaac's exit, the nine-composer collective and its equal terms, the union-musician and Los Angeles budget constraints, and Gilroy's themes of family and loneliness.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not describe the new trailer; it carries no trailer description and gives little plot detail beyond the premise.
- Charged language
- “saved”“Oscar contenders”
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“The film is among the Oscar contenders this year including best actor for Pascal, and with the strong reviews, perhaps even best picture.” — Variety
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- Collider treats the story as a trailer announcement, leading with Gilroy's return to directing after Andor and the film's release date, and describing the trailer's footage and tone.
- Emphasis
- Gilroy's career history, the Star Wars connection with Pascal, and the trailer's sweeping, inspiring feel.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Says nothing about the production's origins, the Oscar Isaac recasting, the nine-composer score or awards prospects, all covered in Variety.
- Charged language
- “stunning new trailer”“epic new trailer”“hailed as arguably the greatest television series”
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“Searchlight Pictures has debuted an epic new trailer teasing his latest as a force to be reckoned with.” — Collider
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Behemoth! is directed by Tony Gilroy and stars Pedro Pascal as cellist Alex Serian.
- Searchlight Pictures releases the film in theaters on December 4.
- It is Gilroy's first feature as director since The Bourne Legacy (2012), following his work on Andor.
Tony Gilroy person
Gilroy presents the film as a sanctuary from Andor's anger and politics, and as a story about family and loneliness rather than a classical music movie. He describes the production as hard to finance and says Pascal was a near-perfect fit.
“He would rather viewers hear it as a film about family and about what he calls the “new varieties of loneliness” in a fragmented world.” — Variety
Pedro Pascal person
Pascal plays the lead, Alex Serian. Per Gilroy, he committed after a lunch meeting and started cello lessons the next day; Variety lists him as a best actor Oscar contender. No direct comment from Pascal appears in the coverage.
“A three-hour meeting followed that Gilroy describes as “more of a prenup than a meeting.” By the next day, Pascal was learning the cello.” — Variety
Behemoth! product
Collider describes the trailer as pitching an ambitious, inspiring story of perseverance. Variety describes a production with a secret in-film studio title, nine composers and a large union orchestra.
“it leaves the feeling that Behemoth! is something ambitious, sweeping, and inspiring” — Collider
Left2 articles
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Sympathetic Awards-oriented interview presenting Gilroy's account of how a near-collapsed production was rescued by Pascal and how the film was built.
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Centre1 article
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'Andor' Creator's First Directorial Movie in 14 Years Officially Gets a Stunning New Trailer
Celebratory Promotional trailer news piece that praises the footage and Gilroy's return to the big screen.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 28 Oct 20:54 First ColliderN 'Andor' Creator's First Directorial Movie in 14 Years Officially Gets a Stunning New Trailer
- 30 Oct 17:40 +44h 46m VarietyLC Tony Gilroy on the Lunch With Pedro Pascal That Saved ‘Behemoth!’ and How the Film Explores ‘New Varieties of Loneliness’
- 1 Nov 19:14 +94h 20m The A.V. ClubLC Tony Gilroy almost scrapped Behemoth! after losing Oscar Isaac to Frankenstein commitments
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