New footage of American Apocalypse directed by Alex Garland – The Hollywood Reporter

The second showing of the highly anticipated action and drama film Civil war He was released.

A24, a film by writer and director Alex Garland (machine ex) depicts a near-future United States in which 19 states have seceded from the Union, while most of the rest of the country is ruled by a three-term autocrat president (Nick Offerman), who has ordered air strikes against rebel forces. Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Sonoya Mizuno also star.

Offerman’s character declares that “Western forces in Texas and California are welcome back to the United States once their illegitimate separatist government is overthrown.”

Much has been made of the film’s idea that Texas and California are on the same side, due to having vastly different political leanings. (One thing they do have in common, however, is that they are both resource-rich and populous states, which could theoretically—during some constitutional crises—be better equipped than others to resist an out-of-control government.) “Why Texas and California is the question I want the public to ask,” Garland previously said. empire. “I’ve seen (the film) described as science fiction, but I don’t see it as science fiction at all. There’s no ‘sci-fi’ in it, for starters.”

Garland also offered some insight into the central story – which follows a journalist, played by Dunst, as he travels across the country amid the crisis. “Journalists are often vilified by all kinds of different people,” Garland said. “By politicians, by the public. It’s not necessarily one side of the political spectrum. The fact is that if you want a government with checks and balances, you need journalists. In the inferences within the film, one of them is an inference about journalists and how important they are.”

Oscar nominee Garland has a long-standing career with A24, dating back to his 2014 directorial debut. machine ex. Some of his other films include 2018 Extermination2022 men And as a writer in 2002 After 28 days.

The independent studio will be launched Civil war On April 26th.