The historical drama, directed by Paul Greengrass, depicts the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt against the crushing taxation of King Richard II. While Garfield intended his comments to draw parallels between the medieval struggle and modern social inequality, the reception proved volatile. Spencer Pratt led the online pushback, highlighting that the actor recently earned a reported $5 million to portray OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in the upcoming production "Artificial."
Commentators were quick to contrast the film’s anti-wealth messaging with the realities of Hollywood financing. Substack columnist John William Sherrod mocked the actor for "cosplaying as a put-upon member of the working class," while Rick Davis, an associate pastor at Providence Church, dismissed the project as "socialist garbage." Tablet Magazine CTO Noam Blum noted the irony of the production itself, observing that more billionaires were involved in bringing the film to the screen than would likely ever watch it.
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