With a little more than a month till its anticipated premiere,political thrillerCivil Wargot a new poster to tease its arrival. This time, however,we’re urged to watch it in IMAX theater– even though the movie might not be a huge action-packed blockbuster, there is still plenty to see of it in the biggest screen possible. The story takes place in a fractured America which, as the title suggests, is at war with itself. More specifically, Texas vs. California.
The new poster depicts a picture of Manhattan that we’d never wish to see: Dark, with Liberty Island turned into a fort, war vessels circling it, helicopters flying over itlike inApocalypse Nowand New York burning in the background. It was pretty obvious from the start that the movie woulddepict the United States as a pretty hostile environment, but seeing it on a poster like this greatly increases the impact.
Despite the tone of the movie being clear to audiences, details of the plot are still kept under wraps byfan-favorite production company A24. We know that journalists will play an important part in the story, which speaks to the political aspects of the plot. But we still don’t know the roots of the title event or other kinds of characters that we’ll follow.
Who’s In The Cast of ‘Civil War?’
At the same time, it’s pretty safe to assume that the production company is confident in whatever story director and screenwriterAlex Garlandwants to tell. Not only did they make the scale of the movie big enough for IMAX screens, they selected an all-star cast that featuresKirsten Dunst(Spider-Mantrilogy),Jesse Plemons(Breaking Bad),Cailee Spaeny(Priscilla),Nick Offerman(The Last of Us),Stephen McKinley Henderson(Beau is Afraid) andWagner Moura(Narcos).
Fans of Garland’s work are also understandably excited, becausethe filmmaker has an excellent track recordwhen it comes to dystopias and sci-fi elements. Aside from writing the scripts of acclaimed titles such as28 Days Later…andNever Let Me Go, he also wrote and directedEx MachinaandAnnihilation. The directortoldEmpirelast monththat, like his previous films,Civil Warwill not be too easy to digest: “I sometimes feel overly spoon-fed by cinema, and so I probably just react against that. That question, why Texas and California, is a question that I want the audience to ask.”
Civil Waris set to premiere in cinemas – and IMAX theaters – on April 12.
In a near-future United States on the verge of civil war, a group of war journalists faces the challenge of surviving and reporting the truth. Navigating dangerous territories and conflicting agendas, they strive to reveal the complex realities of a nation divided while questioning their roles in the unfolding conflict.
