‘Behemoth’ Trailer: Tony Gilroy’s First Film in 14 Years Stars Pedro Pascal as Cellist

Here's the latest trailer for Tony Gilroy's "Behemoth!" The film recently screened at the New York Film Festival to mostly positive reviews and currently sits at 72 on Metacritic and 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.

I’m just glad Pedro Pascal is finally getting some work. These last three years, he’s only been in “The Last of Us,” “Freaky Tales,” “Drive-Away Dolls,” “The Uninvited,” “Gladiator II,” “Eddington,” “Materialists,” “Fantastic Four,” “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” and “Avengers: Doomsday.”

"Behemoth!" is described as a character-driven, formally ambitious chronicle spanning two decades in the life of cellist Alex Serian (Pascal), who moves back to Los Angeles to compose music for films. The story gradually reveals why he left and why he came back, unfolding through a nonlinear, music-driven structure in which musical cues trigger flashbacks across the past 20 years.

Gilroy hired a staggering nine composers for the score: Michael Abels ("Get Out"), Emily Bear, Lukas Frank, Michael Giacchino ("The Incredibles"), James Newton Howard ("The Hunger Games"), Henry Jackman ("Captain America: The Winter Soldier"), Nami Melumad, Brandon Roberts ("Andor") and Alan Silvestri ("Back to the Future," "Forrest Gump"). Each wrote music for a different fictional film within the movie, and because Academy rules cap a score at three credited composers, the score will likely be ineligible for an Oscar.

What makes the film especially distinctive is that it keeps cutting between the orchestra and Alex's real life. The score isn't just accompaniment; it works as an active narrative layer, almost as if Alex were watching a version of his own life while composing and conducting its most pivotal moments.

The cast also includes Olivia Wilde (reportedly a scene-stealer), Eva Victor, Alexa Swinton, Will Arnett and Matthew Lillard.

Worth remembering: Gilroy launched his directing career with one of the strongest debuts of the 21st century, "Michael Clayton" (2007), before following it with two lesser efforts, "Duplicity" (2009) and "The Bourne Legacy" (2012). "Behemoth!" is his first film in 14 years, and it arrives four years after his biggest critical and commercial triumph, the Disney+ series "Andor."