Pedro Pascal plays Alex, a former child prodigy who flees an orchestra job and a manic ex (Olivia Wilde) to record Hollywood scores in Los Angeles, in the new film from Tony Gilroy, the writer-director of Michael Clayton. The festival calls it a thundering tribute to music, and its soundtrack features nine of the industry's leading musicians. If you want the weekend's single hottest ticket in New York film, this is it.
What to expect
The Centerpiece opens with a gala-night session carrying a Q&A, followed by late-evening shows with intros in both Alice Tully Hall and the Walter Reade Theater, then a midday repeat. Expect a full house, a festival crowd buzzing in the lobby and a two-hour-plus drama that leans on its score.
Good to know
- Take the 1 train to 66 St–Lincoln Center.
- The earliest gala showings sell out first; later showings are the better bet.
- Behemoth! also plays NYFF dates at Alamo Drafthouse Staten Island and Museum of the Moving Image the following week.
- Runs 124 minutes.
- A Searchlight Pictures release.
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Common questions
Who stars in Behemoth!?
Pedro Pascal leads, with Olivia Wilde, Eva Victor, Alexa Swinton, JoBeth Williams, Hank Azaria and Will Arnett in the cast.
Is there a Q&A?
The NYFF schedule marks the first Centerpiece screening with a Q&A and the later screenings that night with intros.
