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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
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Behemoth!
"A life. In pieces."
2026 2h 7m EN
MusicDrama
Synopsis
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Gifted cellist Alex Serian returns home to Los Angeles after 20 years on the road. Music, which has been the constant, all-consuming river of his life, begins to carry Alex on an adventure that will change him forever.
“A life. In pieces.”
Cast
Pedro Pascal
Alex Serian
Olivia Wilde
Carol Spedding
Eva Victor
Nadia Hynes
Will Arnett
Andy Serian
Hank Azaria
Peter Serian
Alexa Swinton
Viviana Glenn
Kaya Ralls
Bronte
Erik Griffin
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tony Gilroy
- Writers
- Tony Gilroy
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Tony Gilroy, shot by Damián García. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor John Gilroy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Pedro Pascal and Olivia Wilde and Eva Victor carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A life. In pieces.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt36415529 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tony Gilroy directs. Damián García behind the camera. James Newton Howard scores. John Gilroy cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
- 2Directed by Tony Gilroy, shot by Damián García. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor John Gilroy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Pedro Pascal and Olivia Wilde and Eva Victor carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "A life. In pieces.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt36415529 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Damián García
- Original score
- James Newton Howard
- Editing
- John Gilroy
- Production design
- Jade Healy
- Costume design
- Mary Zophres
- Makeup / hair
- Donald Mowat
- VFX supervisor
- Jay Barton
- Sound
- David Acord
- Stunt coordinator
- Lauren Shaw
- Runtime
- 127 min · 2h 7m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $36,000,000
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Behemoth! (2026)
Also by
Tony Gilroy
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Searchlight Pictures
US
Key crew
- ProducerSanne Wohlenberg
- ProducerTony Gilroy
- EditorJohn Gilroy
- CastingCarmen Cuba
- Production DesignJade Healy
- Supervising Art DirectorChristopher Brown
- Costume DesignMary Zophres
- ProducerJohn Gilroy
- Unit Production ManagerHaley Sweet
- First Assistant DirectorRichard L. Fox
- Stunt CoordinatorLauren Shaw
- GafferJoshua Davis
- "A" Camera OperatorColin Anderson
- Steadicam OperatorColin Anderson
- Property MasterGay Perello
- Hair DesignerDonald Mowat
- Makeup DesignerDonald Mowat
- HairstylistCourtney Ullrich
- "B" Camera OperatorGrant Adams
- Stunt DriverValeria Sweet
- Executive ProducerJeremy Reitz
- First Assistant EditorGary Leon Bowyer
- VFX EditorTom Erickson
- Post Production CoordinatorA.R. Björklund
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- cellist
- los angeles, california
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2026-10-02· New York Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-09· Hamptons International Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-25· Montclair Film Festival / Chicago International Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-16· Woodstock Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-23· Hawai'i International Film Festival / Virginia Film Festival / AFI Fest
- Premiere2026-11-04· IFFBoston Fall Focus
- Premiere2026-10-22· Newport Beach Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-18· Middleburg Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-30· SCAD Savannah Film Festival
- Premiere2026-10-24· Denver Film Festival
