Overview

• Critics describe the release as timely and entertaining, with several outlets predicting major Oscar contention for the ensemble.
• The story imagines an armed resistance confronting a repressive U.S. security apparatus, including jailbreaks, sabotage and a sanctuary city shielding migrants from ICE raids.
• Leonardo DiCaprio leads as former revolutionary Bob Ferguson opposite Sean Penn’s formidable U.S. marshal Lockjaw, with Benicio del Toro and Teyana Taylor earning notice in support.
• Anderson shot the film on 35‑mm VistaVision, with reporting pointing to Warner Bros. financing and a budget near $150 million.
• Coverage notes production wrapped before President Donald Trump’s latest inauguration yet feels strikingly current, and one reviewer predicts Trump will dislike it.