Searchlight Pictures has released the full trailer for Behemoth!, giving audiences their best look yet at Tony Gilroy’s first film as a director since The Bourne Legacy in 2012. Pedro Pascal stars as Alex Serian, a celebrated cellist who returns to Los Angeles after 20 years on the road, and the film arrives in theaters on December 4.
The story follows Alex as he comes home and starts writing film scores, only to run straight back into his old life. Olivia Wilde plays his ex, Carol, Will Arnett plays his brother Andy, and Hank Azaria plays his father Peter. Eva Victor plays Nadia, a colleague who becomes his new love interest, while Matthew Lillard and JoBeth Williams round out the cast. The film runs a little over two hours.
From Andor to the concert hall
Gilroy is best known to modern audiences as the writer and showrunner behind Andor, one of the most acclaimed Star Wars series ever made. Behemoth! is his first movie since he wrapped that series, and the trailer leans into the same patient, character-driven storytelling. Oscar Isaac was originally attached to star before Pascal took over the role in 2025, according to production reports.
A soundtrack stacked with composers
Fittingly for a film about a musician, the music team is enormous. Brandon Roberts, who scored Andor’s second season, is one of nine composers on the soundtrack, alongside James Newton Howard, Michael Giacchino, Alan Silvestri and Henry Jackman. For a movie built around a cellist finding his way home, that lineup is a statement of intent in itself.
Searchlight describes Behemoth! as the story of a gifted cellist returning home after two decades away. If the trailer is any guide, it will be one of December’s most grown-up offerings.
