Inside The Misery Of Filming ‘The Uprising’

Andrew Garfield is reflecting on his once-in-a-lifetime experience filming “The Uprising.”

The award-winning actor opened up about his time on set, revealing what he and the other co-stars went through to bring the upcoming adventure movie, set in the medieval era, to the screen. 

Andrew Garfield made his mark in the industry after starring in the 2007 movie “Boy A,” for which he earned a BAFTA Award for best actor before moving on to other roles in Hollywood.

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Garfield is opening up about his experience filming his upcoming movie last year, while fans wait with bated breath as the release date draws nearer. He described filming the Paul Greengrass-directed movie, set in 1381 England and based on real historical events, as the “best possible” kind of misery.

During a conversation on the “SmartLess” podcast, the actor said he had the “miserable” experience in Munich alongside his co-stars, Jamie Bell, Tommy Hollander, Thomasin McKenzie, and others.

Garfield also explained why they chose that filming location for the 14th-century-based film. “We were shooting because there’s a lot of medieval architecture still in Germany, weirdly,” Garfield recalled. 

He added that many scenes were shot at a single location, which was later used to represent different places in the film. “We were mostly in one field in Munich that was being doubled for a lot of different peasants’ fields in Munich. It was miserable,” the actor shared.

Shooting The Historical Movie Was Anything But Luxurious

During the podcast conversation, co-host Jason Bateman echoed his thoughts after hearing Garfield’s description of what filming in Munich was like for the cast last year.

“That sounds like a very uncomfortable shoot. A peasant war film. I’m not imagining a lot of luxury on that one,” Bateman highlighted, to which the Golden Globe responded with a laugh before throwing a joke.

The actor joked that Chuck Schumer was definitely not waiting for him on a yacht at any kind of port after the cameras stopped rolling. However, Garfield praised the movie director, Greengrass, calling him an “incredible filmmaker.”

He described Greengrass to the podcast hosts and listeners as “one of those team captains that kind of makes you want to suffer for him… because he’s driving.”

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Andrew Garfield Was A Recent Subject Of Backlash 

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While promoting the upcoming movie, which explores how King Richard II imposed brutal taxes on the poorest members of society to fund the Hundred Years’ War and sparked a ferocious rebellion, Garfield was thrown into the spotlight.

During a Q&A session at a Los Angeles screening of “The Uprising,” the “Hacksaw Ridge” star and Greengrass shared what they hoped would stick with the audience.

“Well, first I hope they come and see it, first thing,” Garfield said, noting that he hopes viewers would not only be fixated on the historical setting. He added that he hopes the film is “galvanizing” and “that if any billionaires watch it, they’re scared sh-tless.”

The Blast shared that Garfield’s comment raised heat on social media, including from former L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, who pointed out that the actor was paid “like $5M for playing billionaire Sam Altman in Artificial.”

The Billionaire Backlash Is Not The ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Star’s First Rodeo

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The billionaire drama is not the first time Garfield has attracted public backlash. Almost a decade ago, the actor stepped on eggshells with the LGBTQ community after he said he was “a gay man right now just without the physical act.”

He made the statement while discussing the steps he took to prepare for his role as Prior Walter in “Angels in America.” His character was a gay man battling AIDS in the 80s, and he shared that at the time, to get into character, he spent his time watching “RuPaul’s Drag Race” with friends on the weekends.

Internet users called the actor out on his statements about being gay and issued warnings to other straight actors not to depict the reality of others as a mere movie role. Other netizens raised questions about Garfield’s sexuality, suggesting that he was a “closeted bi dude” according to reports from Variety.

Andrew Garfield Has Stretched His Talent Over Different Movie Genres

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Garfield has taken on many unique roles throughout his acting career, from appearing in the British teenage television series “Sugar Rush” to signing with Marvel to play Peter Parker in “The Amazing Spider-Man.”

The TV star also received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in 2016’s “Hacksaw Ridge,” where he played Desmond Doss, a real-life World War II medic who refused to bear arms because of his Seventh-day Adventist faith.

Britannica detailed that Garfield made his Broadway debut in 2012 playing Biff Loman in a revival of “Death of a Salesman.” In 2018, he went on Broadway as Prior Walter in “Angels in America,” for which he won an Evening Standard Theatre Award for best actor and a Tony for best leading actor in a play.

He was nominated for an Oscar for playing musical theatre pioneer Jonathan Larson in 2021, “Tick, Tick… Boom!” Garfield has also dabbled in other genres, such as romance, crime, and fantasy adventure.