Pedro Pascal fronts the Behemoth movie as Alex Serian, a gifted cellist who returns home to Los Angeles after 20 years on the road. Searchlight Pictures has dated Tony Gilroy’s film for December 4, giving the project a clear theatrical slot after its first trailer centered on Pascal’s performance.
Tony Gilroy Since 2012
2012 is the last time Gilroy directed a feature film, with The Bourne Legacy closing that stretch before he moved through tentpole and Star Wars work. Behemoth! puts him back in feature filmmaking and into a December release lane that usually rewards films built around performance, not spectacle.
Pedro Pascal As Alex Serian
Pedro Pascal plays Alex Serian, and the trailer suggests he does a good deal of his own cello work. That matters less as a novelty than as a signal about how the film is selling itself: the music is part of the character, not just a decorative score cue. Eva Victor stars as Pascal’s love interest, while Olivia Wilde and Will Arnett are also in the cast.
Behemoth! Collective
Nine composers make up the Behemoth! Collective, an unusual credit line that points to a broader musical design than a single composer model. Michael Abels, Emily Bear, Lukas Frank, Michael Giacchino, James Newton Howard, Henry Jackman, Nami Melumad, Brandon Roberts, and Alan Silvestri are all listed in that group, with Tony Gilroy, Sanne Wohlenberg, and John Gilroy producing.
Friday, December 4 is the date to watch. The trailer has already framed Behemoth! as a character piece with a musical lead rather than a standard awards-season rollout, and that makes the first public look the key test of whether Pascal’s cello-playing role can carry the film’s selling point beyond the release date itself.
