“What kind of American are you? You don’t know?”

Alex Garland creates an America that is no longer united in this first look at his 2024 film. And with today’s charged climate? It’s terrifyingly on point.

While the states that secede are a little all over the place – Florida, Texas, California, Louisiana, etc – I’m sure that’s so the film is more allegory than finger pointing. Nick Offerman as a dictatorial third-term President hints at a possible reason for the rebellions… Offerman’s POTUS is something I’ve gotta see; I loved his nuanced performance in The Last of Us, so it’s highly probable he’ll deliver a powerful performance in this film.

Civil War has the bones of a throwaway action film… But with Garland’s prior work on Ex Machina, Annihilation, and 28 Days Later? There’s surely a deeper, more thoughtful gut punch hidden under the basic premise.

Civil War hits theaters on April 26