Overview
- Searchlight released the first trailer and first-look images on Tuesday, July 14, and set a theatrical release date of December 4, 2026.
- Pedro Pascal plays Alex Serian, a gifted cellist who returns to Los Angeles after about 20 years on the road and whose performances trigger flashback sequences that structure the film.
- Tony Gilroy wrote and directed Behemoth! with a supporting cast that includes Olivia Wilde, Eva Victor, Will Arnett, Hank Azaria, Alexa Swinton and others, and the production weathered earlier recasts that saw Pascal replace Oscar Isaac and Arnett replace David Harbour.
- Gilroy assembled a nine-composer 'Behemoth! Collective'—including Michael Giacchino, James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri and Michael Abels—to create distinct diegetic and non-diegetic scores for each fictional film in the story, a choice meant to shape memory and character while raising questions about awards-composer eligibility.
- The project marks Gilroy’s return to theatrical directing since 2012 and draws on his background researching studio musicians, positioning the film for fall festival play and awards-season attention.