Stars: Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Tilda Swinton, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Hayes, Keith Stanfield, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher Grace, Meg Tilly | Written and Directed by David Michôd
The year is 2010. General Glen McMahon (Brad Pitt) is tasked by a committee of civilian leaders with fixing the mess in Afghanistan. What this actually entails is open to debate. Does it mean winning the hearts and minds of the local populous? Or winning the war against the Taliban? McMahon reckons they’re the same thing.
He and his ego-stroking team take a tour of the country, to see the meagre and underfunded efforts being made by the allies to make good on their promise of roads, schools, democracy, and all that good stuff. McMahon finds a desert of broken dreams.
He requests forty thousand extra troops, so that he might exorcise Helmand Province of its elusive evil. In return he gets minimal reinforcements,...
The year is 2010. General Glen McMahon (Brad Pitt) is tasked by a committee of civilian leaders with fixing the mess in Afghanistan. What this actually entails is open to debate. Does it mean winning the hearts and minds of the local populous? Or winning the war against the Taliban? McMahon reckons they’re the same thing.
He and his ego-stroking team take a tour of the country, to see the meagre and underfunded efforts being made by the allies to make good on their promise of roads, schools, democracy, and all that good stuff. McMahon finds a desert of broken dreams.
He requests forty thousand extra troops, so that he might exorcise Helmand Province of its elusive evil. In return he gets minimal reinforcements,...
- 5/27/2017
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
It might be hard to believe based on his movies, but David Michôd isn’t all doom and gloom.
“I feel now quite zen about the impending void,” the “War Machine” writer/director said during a recent interview about his new Netflix drama starring Brad Pitt, which takes a farcical approach to the absurdities of our unending War in Afghanistan. It’s not that Michôd is optimistic about where things are headed — it’s just that he isn’t surprised.
Like a lot of movies, TV shows and books released in the last six-odd months, the “Animal Kingdom” and “The Rover” director’s latest feels especially timely given current events. Set in 2009 and based on Michael Hastings’ book “The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan,” it serves to remind that perception mattering more than reality is neither a new phenomenon nor one...
“I feel now quite zen about the impending void,” the “War Machine” writer/director said during a recent interview about his new Netflix drama starring Brad Pitt, which takes a farcical approach to the absurdities of our unending War in Afghanistan. It’s not that Michôd is optimistic about where things are headed — it’s just that he isn’t surprised.
Like a lot of movies, TV shows and books released in the last six-odd months, the “Animal Kingdom” and “The Rover” director’s latest feels especially timely given current events. Set in 2009 and based on Michael Hastings’ book “The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan,” it serves to remind that perception mattering more than reality is neither a new phenomenon nor one...
- 5/26/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Berlin Syndrome (Cate Shortland)
While the recent 10 Cloverfield Lane and Room told stories of captivity with various hooks — science-fiction and the process of healing, respectively — Cate Shortland’s approach in her latest, harrowing drama Berlin Syndrome makes room for more nuance and depth. Locked in a Berlin apartment, there is little hope for our protagonist for nearly the entire runtime. And while some of the story’s turns can feel overtly manipulative,...
Berlin Syndrome (Cate Shortland)
While the recent 10 Cloverfield Lane and Room told stories of captivity with various hooks — science-fiction and the process of healing, respectively — Cate Shortland’s approach in her latest, harrowing drama Berlin Syndrome makes room for more nuance and depth. Locked in a Berlin apartment, there is little hope for our protagonist for nearly the entire runtime. And while some of the story’s turns can feel overtly manipulative,...
- 5/26/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
"Why is a general talking to Rolling Stone in the first place?" That the question asked near the end of War Machine, a film loosely based on "The Runaway General," a National Magazine Award finalist for excellence in reporting by Michael Hastings. (The same article, it should be mentioned, that helped lose Gen. Stanley McChrystal his job as commander of all U.S. and Nato forces in Afghanistan.)
Hastings, who died in a car crash four years ago at 33, expanded his 2010 profile of McChrystal into a 2012 book-length expose called The Operators.
Hastings, who died in a car crash four years ago at 33, expanded his 2010 profile of McChrystal into a 2012 book-length expose called The Operators.
- 5/25/2017
- Rollingstone.com
War Machine Studio: Netflix Director: David Michôd Written by: David Michôd, adapted from Michael Hastings’ book “The Operators” Cast: Brad Pitt, Emory Cohen, Rj Cyler, Topher Grace, Anthony Michael Hall Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 5/24/17 Opens: May 26, 2017 A comic whose identity eludes me once said that General Stanley McChrystal “sleeps standing up.” […]
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- 5/25/2017
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
The nicest thing one can say about David Michôd’s maladroit, Netflix-produced Afghan War satire War Machine is that despite the high statistical likelihood of its existence (A-list star, bestselling source material, obvious political angle, semi-established writer-director), nothing in the movie suggests that it was made to please anyone. Whether it’s intentionally off-putting is a different matter. An adaptation of the late Michael Hastings’ non-fiction book The Operators: The Wild And Terrifying Inside Story Of America’s War In Afghanistan (itself expanded from Hastings’ 2010 Rolling Stone article “The Runaway General”) that bears almost no resemblance to Michôd’s earlier films Animal Kingdom and The Rover, the film casts Brad Pitt as General Glen McMahon, a fictional stand-in for Stanley McChrystal, the onetime commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan whose career was destroyed by Hastings’ all-access profile. This is the most bizarre lead performance of Pitt’s career, as...
- 5/25/2017
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- avclub.com
David Michôd’s War Machine marks Netflix’s second assessment of America’s Middle Eastern strategies in barely a month. Fernando Coimbra’s Sand Castle questioned Iraq-war involvement, and now – weeks later – attention is diverted to Afghanistan, 2009. It’s all based on Michael Hastings’ non-fiction “The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan,” an exposé that “questions” General Stanley McChrystal’s 2010 shot-calling. The names may have changed from page to screen, but the message is retained. When invading a foreign land, how is one supposed to broker peace? It’s a confused tactic; one that blurs the rules of war. Good thing a colorful cast of jarheads are there to “make sense” of it all.
Brad Pitt stars as General Glen McMahon, the 4-star legend whose duty is to declare a victorious end to Afghanistan’s ongoing retaliations. Shouldn’t be too hard since the “Glenimal” (yes,...
Brad Pitt stars as General Glen McMahon, the 4-star legend whose duty is to declare a victorious end to Afghanistan’s ongoing retaliations. Shouldn’t be too hard since the “Glenimal” (yes,...
- 5/24/2017
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Streaming services are really making their mark on the cinematic world. Between Amazon and Netflix, the film festival circuit has seen some big time buys from these would be studios. Netflix has gone a step further, funding some huge projects. One such movie is War Machine, a hugely baity satire that the service forked over heavy money to produce. Starring Brad Pitt and hitting on timely material, this really seemed like it would be an opportunity for the service to contend for some Oscars. Sadly, it isn’t up to snuff in that regard. Still, audiences might be interested in seeing Pitt don the fatigues once again. The film is a satire about military bureaucracy. Initially positioned to be about General Stanley McChrystal since it’s an adaptation of the non fiction book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan, which is about the General.
- 5/23/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
A movie called “War Machine” may not sound like a workplace satire, but that’s the savviest element in David Michod’s tone-shifting character study, in which Brad Pitt plays a naive army strategist lost in the fog of a conflict with no end in sight. As U.S. General Glen McMahon, Brad Pitt plays an overconfident military man tasked with winding down the war in Afghanistan, only to get trapped by hubris and vanity that have nothing to do with the mission. His greatest enemy is the job itself.
This might sound familiar. Set in 2012 in the midst of an election campaign, “War Machine” draws from Michael Hastings’ nonfiction “The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Story of America’s War in Afghanistan,” which recounts the pileup of dysfunctions surrounding his travels with General Stanley McChrystal, whose vocal opposition to the Obama Administration’s desire to wind down the...
This might sound familiar. Set in 2012 in the midst of an election campaign, “War Machine” draws from Michael Hastings’ nonfiction “The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Story of America’s War in Afghanistan,” which recounts the pileup of dysfunctions surrounding his travels with General Stanley McChrystal, whose vocal opposition to the Obama Administration’s desire to wind down the...
- 5/22/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
At 53, Brad Pitt is more candid about his personal life than ever. In a new interview with the Associated Press, the actor reveals intimate details about the process of playing General McMahon, a fictional character based on the real-life General Stanley McChrystal. Pitt's forthcoming Netflix original movie, War Machine, is based on an original 2010 Rolling Stone story by the late journalist Michael Hastings.
The normally reclusive actor and newly single father of six also elaborates on his the flawed similarities he has the lifelong military man less than a month...
The normally reclusive actor and newly single father of six also elaborates on his the flawed similarities he has the lifelong military man less than a month...
- 5/16/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Movies about modern military conflicts, whether action, drama, or comedy are tough nuts to crack. For every epic war film like Black Hawk Down, American Sniper, or Zero Dark Thirty there are clunkers like Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Jarhead, or The Delta Force. Part of the problem, speaking as an Army veteran, is that it's very hard to capture the nuances and idiosyncrasies of the military and how our troops interact on-duty/off-duty.
Each branch of the military is a culture unto itself, heavy with jargon, rivalries, and living conditions that are difficult to translate on-screen and generally opaque to the general public. Try explaining the mutual dislike between the Army and the Marines to someone who's never served, it's one of those "you'd have to be there" kind of things to explain.
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Military comedies, are perhaps the most challenging sub-genre to get right.
Each branch of the military is a culture unto itself, heavy with jargon, rivalries, and living conditions that are difficult to translate on-screen and generally opaque to the general public. Try explaining the mutual dislike between the Army and the Marines to someone who's never served, it's one of those "you'd have to be there" kind of things to explain.
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Military comedies, are perhaps the most challenging sub-genre to get right.
- 5/12/2017
- by David Kozlowski
- LRMonline.com
In July of 2010, an article appeared in Rolling Stone that effectively ended the military career of United States Army General Stanley McChrystal, the commanding general in Afghanistan. The article found McChrystal and his staff critical of then President Barack Obama and caused a media frenzy for a solid week as pundits debated whether or not McChrystal acted unprofessionally. McChrystal tendered his resignation one day after the article was released online, the author of the article — the late Michael Hastings — expanded it into a book, The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan, and the rest is history. And now it’s entertainment, too.
Netflix, who may or may not make real movies depending on who you ask at Cannes, will release War Machine later this month. Animal Kingdom director David Michôd helms this satire, presented as fictionalized take on McChrystal and his unconventional tactics.
Netflix, who may or may not make real movies depending on who you ask at Cannes, will release War Machine later this month. Animal Kingdom director David Michôd helms this satire, presented as fictionalized take on McChrystal and his unconventional tactics.
- 5/11/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
“We’re gonna liberate the shit out of you.” Netflix’s biting satire War Machine has rolled out another trailer featuring Brad Pitt’s aloof U.S. General barking orders in the Middle East.
Lifted from the pages of The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan – the late journo Michael Hastings is the brains behind the non-fiction novel, which hit store shelves back in 2012 – Netflix has elected David Michôd to write and direct the feature-length adaptation, one which places Brad Pitt in the grubby boots of General Glen McMahon. He’s a brash, overly confident war machine ready to crack the whip within the political cauldron of Afghanistan, only to become a victim of his own hubris.
Pegged to arrive in two weeks’ time, you’ll get a sense of that dramatic rise and equally dramatic fall via today’s new trailer, which...
Lifted from the pages of The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan – the late journo Michael Hastings is the brains behind the non-fiction novel, which hit store shelves back in 2012 – Netflix has elected David Michôd to write and direct the feature-length adaptation, one which places Brad Pitt in the grubby boots of General Glen McMahon. He’s a brash, overly confident war machine ready to crack the whip within the political cauldron of Afghanistan, only to become a victim of his own hubris.
Pegged to arrive in two weeks’ time, you’ll get a sense of that dramatic rise and equally dramatic fall via today’s new trailer, which...
- 5/10/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Brad Pitt has a goofy charm playing four-star General Glen McMahon in the second trailer for War Machine. The new Netflix original film chronicles the story of McMahon, the man responsible for ending former president George W. Bush's war in Afghanistan.
The trailer shows McMahon navigating the complicated military situation in Afghanistan. "I didn't come here to manage this war, and I sure as shit didn't come here to close it out," he declares. "I came here to win!" The general's crew of misfit personnel only adds to the stress.
The trailer shows McMahon navigating the complicated military situation in Afghanistan. "I didn't come here to manage this war, and I sure as shit didn't come here to close it out," he declares. "I came here to win!" The general's crew of misfit personnel only adds to the stress.
- 5/10/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix has released a new trailer for its upcoming satirical comedy film “War Machine.” Written and directed by David Michôd (“Animal Kingdom”), the film is an adaptation of the book “The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan” by the late journalist Michael Hastings.
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The part-reality, part-parody film stars Brad Pitt as Glen McMahon, a successful, charismatic four-star U.S. General who commands Nato forces in Afghanistan. The military leader is then taken down by a journalist’s no-holds-barred exposé.
The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Ben Kingsley, Emory Cohen, Rj Cyler, Topher Grace, Anthony Michael Hall, Anthony Hayes, John Magaro, Scoot McNairy, Will Poulter, Alan Ruck, Lakeith Stanfield, Josh Stewart and Meg Tilly. The film is produced by Pitt and his Plan B partners Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner,...
Read More: ‘War Machine’ Trailer: Brad Pitt Explains the Difference Between Helping People and Killing Them — Watch
The part-reality, part-parody film stars Brad Pitt as Glen McMahon, a successful, charismatic four-star U.S. General who commands Nato forces in Afghanistan. The military leader is then taken down by a journalist’s no-holds-barred exposé.
The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Ben Kingsley, Emory Cohen, Rj Cyler, Topher Grace, Anthony Michael Hall, Anthony Hayes, John Magaro, Scoot McNairy, Will Poulter, Alan Ruck, Lakeith Stanfield, Josh Stewart and Meg Tilly. The film is produced by Pitt and his Plan B partners Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner,...
- 5/10/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
“We cannot help them and kill them at the same time,” says Brad Pitt’s super confident general in this new trailer for Netflix’s fact-based, absurdist War Machine. “It just ain’t humanly possible.” Inspired by the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan by the late journalist Michael Hastings, the Netflix original movie stars Pitt (who also produces) as General Glen McMahon, described by Netflix as “a man caught up in a…...
- 5/10/2017
- Deadline
“We cannot help them and kill them at the same time,” says Brad Pitt’s super confident general in this new trailer for Netflix’s fact-based, absurdist War Machine. “It just ain’t humanly possible.” Inspired by the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan by the late journalist Michael Hastings, the Netflix original movie stars Pitt (who also produces) as General Glen McMahon, described by Netflix as “a man caught up in a…...
- 5/10/2017
- Deadline TV
Author: Scott Davis
Undoubtedly one of Netflix’s most anticipated original films (and indeed one of their most expensive) is War Machine, the new war satire that stars Oscar Nominee Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Inglorious Basterds). And to celebrate its impending release, Netflix has debuted a new trailer and some new art from the film.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker David Michôd (Animal Kingdom, The Rover), the film is inspired by the book “The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan”, written by the late journalist Michael Hastings. Pitt stars as “hot-shot General McMahon endeavoring to cut through the politics of war only to be reminded, time and time again, that this is one machine that can’t be stopped.”
Tilda Swinton (Okja), Scoot McNairy (Aftermath), Will Poulter (The Revenant) and Sir Ben Kingsley (Iron Man 3) are amongst the co-stars.
Undoubtedly one of Netflix’s most anticipated original films (and indeed one of their most expensive) is War Machine, the new war satire that stars Oscar Nominee Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Inglorious Basterds). And to celebrate its impending release, Netflix has debuted a new trailer and some new art from the film.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker David Michôd (Animal Kingdom, The Rover), the film is inspired by the book “The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan”, written by the late journalist Michael Hastings. Pitt stars as “hot-shot General McMahon endeavoring to cut through the politics of war only to be reminded, time and time again, that this is one machine that can’t be stopped.”
Tilda Swinton (Okja), Scoot McNairy (Aftermath), Will Poulter (The Revenant) and Sir Ben Kingsley (Iron Man 3) are amongst the co-stars.
- 5/10/2017
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It's a battleground month, people, as streaming platforms bust out the big guns to keep viewers glued to their sofas while temperatures climb back into clemency. Three of Netflix's more notable original programs trot out new seasons; Amazon brings one of 2016's finest films to couch potatoes, as well as what may be the most radical show of 2017; and Hulu unveils a pair of documentaries shedding some well-deserved light on obscure corners of pop culture. And hey, Acorn's getting in the mix as well, importing a BBC gem for stateside viewing pleasure.
- 5/1/2017
- Rollingstone.com
When it comes to moving pictures this month, in terms of anticipation, there’s no films that match up to new work from Wachowskis and David Lynch on the small screen, but there’s still plenty of promising options to go around. From alien attacks to European adventures (both pleasant and harrowing), some of the year’s best documentaries, the final film from a late master, and more, there’s something for everyone.
Matinees to See: Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (5/5), Last Men in Aleppo (5/5), Chuck (5/5), A Woman’s Life (5/5), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (5/5), Folk Hero & Funny Guy (5/12), King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (5/12), Wakefield (5/19), The Commune (5/19), and The Here After (5/26)
15. War Machine (David Michôd; May 26)
Synopsis: An absurdist war story for our times.
Trailer
Why You Should See It: Brad Pitt has gone back to World War II a handful of times in the last decade or so,...
Matinees to See: Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (5/5), Last Men in Aleppo (5/5), Chuck (5/5), A Woman’s Life (5/5), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (5/5), Folk Hero & Funny Guy (5/12), King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (5/12), Wakefield (5/19), The Commune (5/19), and The Here After (5/26)
15. War Machine (David Michôd; May 26)
Synopsis: An absurdist war story for our times.
Trailer
Why You Should See It: Brad Pitt has gone back to World War II a handful of times in the last decade or so,...
- 5/1/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Netflix has announced the list of films that will be available to stream next month. The list includes new never-before-seen original films and documentaries, as well as acclaimed animated films, some comedies and more classic titles.
1. “Don’t Think Twice” (available May 1)
2. “Inglourious Basterds” (available May 22)
3. “The Place Beyond the Pines” (available May 16)
4. “Southpaw” (available May 24)
5. “Lovesong” (available May 15)
6. “Hunter Gatherer” (available May 8)
7. “War Machine” (available May 26)
David Michôd’s adaptation of the book “The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan” by the late journalist Michael Hastings, stars Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton and Ben Kingsley. The part reality, part parody film follows a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall.
Here’s the rest of the incoming films:
“In the Shadow of Iris” (available May 1)
“American Experience: The Big Burn” (available May 1)
“American Experience: The Boys of ’36” (available May 1)
“Anvil!
1. “Don’t Think Twice” (available May 1)
2. “Inglourious Basterds” (available May 22)
3. “The Place Beyond the Pines” (available May 16)
4. “Southpaw” (available May 24)
5. “Lovesong” (available May 15)
6. “Hunter Gatherer” (available May 8)
7. “War Machine” (available May 26)
David Michôd’s adaptation of the book “The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan” by the late journalist Michael Hastings, stars Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton and Ben Kingsley. The part reality, part parody film follows a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall.
Here’s the rest of the incoming films:
“In the Shadow of Iris” (available May 1)
“American Experience: The Big Burn” (available May 1)
“American Experience: The Boys of ’36” (available May 1)
“Anvil!
- 4/19/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
The summer movie season is upon us, which means a seemingly endless pile-up of superheroes, reboots, and sequels will crowd the multiplexes. While a select few show some promise, we’ve set out to highlight a vast range of titles — 40 in total — that will arrive over the next four months, many of which we’ve already given our stamp of approval.
There’s bound to be more late-summer announcements in the coming months, and a number of titles will arrive on VOD day-and-date, so follow us on Twitter for the latest updates. In the meantime, see our top 40 picks for what to watch this summer below, in chronological order, and let us know what you’re looking forward to most in the comments.
Berlin Syndrome (Cate Shortland; May 5)
While the recent 10 Cloverfield Lane and Room told stories of captivity with various hooks — science-fiction and the process of healing, respectively — Cate Shortland...
There’s bound to be more late-summer announcements in the coming months, and a number of titles will arrive on VOD day-and-date, so follow us on Twitter for the latest updates. In the meantime, see our top 40 picks for what to watch this summer below, in chronological order, and let us know what you’re looking forward to most in the comments.
Berlin Syndrome (Cate Shortland; May 5)
While the recent 10 Cloverfield Lane and Room told stories of captivity with various hooks — science-fiction and the process of healing, respectively — Cate Shortland...
- 4/18/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Brad Pitt looks more like his pal, George Clooney, in his upcoming Netflix movie, War Machine.
Sporting gray hair, the 53-year-old actor portrays U.S. General Glen McMahon in director David Michôd's (Animal Kingdom) half parody, half reality movie about the leader's rise and fall during the war in Afghanistan. "You’re not here to win, you’re here to clean up the mess," Pitt's character is told in the newest trailer for War Machine.
Watch: Brad Pitt Takes Up Sculpting Following Angelina Jolie Split -- See His Artistic Look!
The movie is inspired by journalist Michael Hastings’ book, The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story, which is about America's involvement in the Middle East. “My team and I are about to embark on a new direction,” McMahon tells President Karzai (Ben Kingsley), insisting that the U.S. is working to build Afghanistan into “a free and prosperous nation.”
“Sounds a lot like...
Sporting gray hair, the 53-year-old actor portrays U.S. General Glen McMahon in director David Michôd's (Animal Kingdom) half parody, half reality movie about the leader's rise and fall during the war in Afghanistan. "You’re not here to win, you’re here to clean up the mess," Pitt's character is told in the newest trailer for War Machine.
Watch: Brad Pitt Takes Up Sculpting Following Angelina Jolie Split -- See His Artistic Look!
The movie is inspired by journalist Michael Hastings’ book, The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story, which is about America's involvement in the Middle East. “My team and I are about to embark on a new direction,” McMahon tells President Karzai (Ben Kingsley), insisting that the U.S. is working to build Afghanistan into “a free and prosperous nation.”
“Sounds a lot like...
- 3/30/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
It’s been dubbed “a war story for our times,” and ahead of its worldwide premiere on May 26th, Netflix has deployed the first full trailer for War Machine starring Brad Pitt as a four-star U.S. General bound for crisis.
Directed by David Michôd, the latest original feature from Netflix toes the line between hard-hitting drama and biting satire, and up above we get a glimpse of the dramatic rise and equally dramatic fall of Pitt’s overconfident General Glenn McMahon. Lifting inspiration from Michael Hastings’ non-fiction novel, The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan, War Machine is a star-studded portrayal of life in the Middle East told through an American lens, and it isn’t long before Brad Pitt’s protagonist begins to realize that commanding Nato forces during wartime isn’t the easy ride he believed it to be.
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Directed by David Michôd, the latest original feature from Netflix toes the line between hard-hitting drama and biting satire, and up above we get a glimpse of the dramatic rise and equally dramatic fall of Pitt’s overconfident General Glenn McMahon. Lifting inspiration from Michael Hastings’ non-fiction novel, The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan, War Machine is a star-studded portrayal of life in the Middle East told through an American lens, and it isn’t long before Brad Pitt’s protagonist begins to realize that commanding Nato forces during wartime isn’t the easy ride he believed it to be.
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- 3/30/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Netflix has released a new trailer for “War Machine,” David Michôd’s adaptation of the book “The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan” by the late journalist Michael Hastings. Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton and Ben Kingsley star in the film, which is headed to the streaming service in May. Watch the trailer below.
Read More: Brad Pitt Smirks His Way Through Afghanistan In Snappy New ‘War Machine’ Teaser Trailer — Watch
Here’s the official synopsis: “In a film for our times, writer-director David Michôd (“Animal Kingdom”) recreates a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody — raising the specter of just where the line between them lies today. His is an anti-establishment, pro-soldier exploration in the form of an absurdist war story of a born leader’s ultra-confident march right into the dark heart of folly.”
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Read More: Brad Pitt Smirks His Way Through Afghanistan In Snappy New ‘War Machine’ Teaser Trailer — Watch
Here’s the official synopsis: “In a film for our times, writer-director David Michôd (“Animal Kingdom”) recreates a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody — raising the specter of just where the line between them lies today. His is an anti-establishment, pro-soldier exploration in the form of an absurdist war story of a born leader’s ultra-confident march right into the dark heart of folly.”
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- 3/30/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Netflix has released a full trailer for their great-looking new film War Machine. The film stars Brad Pitt, who seems to give an awesome performance as the successful and charismatic four-star general Stanley McChrystal, "who leapt in like a rock star to command Nato forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by a journalist’s no-holds-barred exposé." This definitely looks like one Pitt's most interesting movie roles yet.
The Netflix original film is based on the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan, which was written by the late journalist Michael Hastings. Here's a synopsis that was released with the trailer:
A pitch-black war story for our times, writer-director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) recreates a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody – raising the specter of just where the line between them lies today.
The Netflix original film is based on the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan, which was written by the late journalist Michael Hastings. Here's a synopsis that was released with the trailer:
A pitch-black war story for our times, writer-director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) recreates a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody – raising the specter of just where the line between them lies today.
- 3/30/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The wry first trailer for the movie War Machine offers up a humorous look at Brad Pitt as four-star General Glen McMahon, a man sent to put an end to George W. Bush's war in Afghanistan. But from the start, he has to lead his troops in shocking ways – such as reminding them not to hurt civilians. "We can't help them and kill them at the same time," Pitt growls at his troop in a way that suggests the movie is a black comedy. "It just ain't humanly possible.
- 3/30/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Brad Pitt has gone back to World War II a handful of times in the last decade or so, but this summer he’ll be taking on a more modern battle with War Machine. David Michôd‘s follow-up to The Rover is based on Michael Hastings‘ novel The Operators, which depicts the rise and fall of General Stanley McChrystal, the commanding general of international and U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Also starring Tilda Swinton, Sir Ben Kingsley, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher Grace, Will Poulter, Lakeith Stanfield, Emory Cohen, John Magaro, Rj Cyler, Alan Ruck, Scoot McNairy and Meg Tilly, Netflix has now released the full-length trailer. Taking a more comedic tone that one might expect based on Michôd’s previous films, hopefully those involved get the difficult tone right. With the film launching in late May, don’t be surprised if this makes a bow at Cannes first.
Check out the trailer below via Vox.
Also starring Tilda Swinton, Sir Ben Kingsley, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher Grace, Will Poulter, Lakeith Stanfield, Emory Cohen, John Magaro, Rj Cyler, Alan Ruck, Scoot McNairy and Meg Tilly, Netflix has now released the full-length trailer. Taking a more comedic tone that one might expect based on Michôd’s previous films, hopefully those involved get the difficult tone right. With the film launching in late May, don’t be surprised if this makes a bow at Cannes first.
Check out the trailer below via Vox.
- 3/30/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Who knew Brad Pitt could be such a silver fox!
After first catching a glimpse early last year at the actor's drastically different hairdo for War Machine, the newly released trailer shows the 53-year-old actor's distinguished locks in action.
Watch below.
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Looking good, Brad!
Pitt stars as Gen. in the absurdist war movie, based off of the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan written by the late Michael Hastings.
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Netflix is set to release the movie on May 26.
In the meantime, watch the video below for Angelina Jolie's candid remarks about Pitt following their divorce drama.
After first catching a glimpse early last year at the actor's drastically different hairdo for War Machine, the newly released trailer shows the 53-year-old actor's distinguished locks in action.
Watch below.
Watch: Angelina Jolie Opens Up About Split From Brad Pitt For the First Time: We 'Will Always Be a Family'
Looking good, Brad!
Pitt stars as Gen. in the absurdist war movie, based off of the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan written by the late Michael Hastings.
Watch: Angelina Jolie Promotes 'First They Killed My Father' Film in Cambodia With All Six of Her Children
Netflix is set to release the movie on May 26.
In the meantime, watch the video below for Angelina Jolie's candid remarks about Pitt following their divorce drama.
- 3/1/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Marvel fans may have sat up a bit in their seats when they heard there was a new trailer for a film called War Machine, but no it is not about the character currently portrayed by Don Cheadle in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This War Machine is a film based on real events; a dark satirical look at the rise and fall of a four-star U.S. military general, as played by Brad Pitt. Watch the teaser trailer here. The film will debut on Netflix on May 26, 2017, and it's based on the nonfiction book by the late journalist Michael Hastings. From writer-director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom), it's being described as a "pitch-black war story" centered on American's war in Afghanistan. According to its official description War Machine "recreates a...
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- 3/1/2017
- by Erik Davis
- Movies.com
On Wednesday morning, Netflix debuted the first trailer for its $60 million Brad Pitt-led film War Machine. But the 45-second promo raised one major question: What happened to Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal?
Pitt was supposed to play the infamous four-star general in the film, but the character has been reconfigured as the fictitious Gen. Glenn McMahon. A War Machine source says the project pivoted away from the real-life depiction in an effort to avoid potential legal headaches.
In 2013, Pitt's Plan B began developing the late Michael Hastings' controversial best-seller The Operators as a star vehicle. During its four-year journey...
Pitt was supposed to play the infamous four-star general in the film, but the character has been reconfigured as the fictitious Gen. Glenn McMahon. A War Machine source says the project pivoted away from the real-life depiction in an effort to avoid potential legal headaches.
In 2013, Pitt's Plan B began developing the late Michael Hastings' controversial best-seller The Operators as a star vehicle. During its four-year journey...
- 3/1/2017
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"That, General, you must know, is a war you will never win." Netflix has unveiled a teaser trailer for the new film from Animal Kingdom writer-director David Michôd, titled War Machine, based on the book by the late journalist Michael Hastings. The film has nothing to do with Iron Man or Marvel, or anything in that realm (despite the title). Brad Pitt plays a four star general involved in the Afghanistan war, who must deal with the repercussions of a challenging war. Described as a "pitch-black war story for our times", this seems like a brutally honest look at how bad the Afghanistan war really was. Also starring Tilda Swinton, Sir Ben Kingsley, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher Grace, Will Poulter, Keith Stanfield, Emory Cohen, John Magaro, Rj Cyler, Alan Ruck, Scoot McNairy and Meg Tilly. Get your first look below. Here's the first teaser trailer for David Michod's War Machine,...
- 3/1/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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From the director of Animal Kingdom comes War Machine, starring Brad Pitt. Here's the trailer...
In a week that Netflix is using to unveil trailers for numerous high-profile original films, the streaming giant has released a teaser for War Machine, a wartime comedy whose cast contains an array of notable names, headlined by Brad Pitt. While fans of Tarantino’s WWII apocrypha Inglourious Basterds will embrace the idea of Pitt once again playing a tough, gruff, though slightly askew military man, War Machine happens to be a satirical and quasi-biographical work based on a real life general who ran the Afghanistan War for two Presidents.
Video of War Machine | Teaser [HD] | Netflix
Indeed, War Machine is a thinly-veiled adaptation of the 2012 non-fiction book The Operators by Michael Hastings in which the journalist recounts his Afghanistan War embedment with the head of Joint Special Operations Command General Stanley...
From the director of Animal Kingdom comes War Machine, starring Brad Pitt. Here's the trailer...
In a week that Netflix is using to unveil trailers for numerous high-profile original films, the streaming giant has released a teaser for War Machine, a wartime comedy whose cast contains an array of notable names, headlined by Brad Pitt. While fans of Tarantino’s WWII apocrypha Inglourious Basterds will embrace the idea of Pitt once again playing a tough, gruff, though slightly askew military man, War Machine happens to be a satirical and quasi-biographical work based on a real life general who ran the Afghanistan War for two Presidents.
Video of War Machine | Teaser [HD] | Netflix
Indeed, War Machine is a thinly-veiled adaptation of the 2012 non-fiction book The Operators by Michael Hastings in which the journalist recounts his Afghanistan War embedment with the head of Joint Special Operations Command General Stanley...
- 3/1/2017
- Den of Geek
Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for their upcoming film War Machine, which comes from the writer and director of Animal Kingdom, David Michôd. The film stars Brad Pitt as the successful and charismatic four-star general Stanley McChrystal, "who leapt in like a rock star to command Nato forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by a journalist’s no-holds-barred exposé." This looks like the perfect role and film for Pitt, and I'm looking forward to watching it.
The Netflix original film is based on the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan, which was written by the late journalist Michael Hastings. Here's a synopsis that was released with the trailer:
A pitch-black war story for our times, writer-director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) recreates a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody...
The Netflix original film is based on the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan, which was written by the late journalist Michael Hastings. Here's a synopsis that was released with the trailer:
A pitch-black war story for our times, writer-director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) recreates a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody...
- 3/1/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
We've seen Brad Pitt go to war before, but it's never been this funny. Netflix released the first trailer for his new satire film, War Machine, Wednesday morning. Pitt stars as U.S. general Stanley McChrystal, whose confidence is cut down by a journalist's exposé. David Michôd directed the film, which Pitt produced with Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner. Inspired by the late Michael Hastings' best-selling book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan, War Machine was green-lit in June 2015, with principal photography slated to begin that August. "War Machine is a rip-roaring, behind-the-facade tale of modern war decision-makers, from...
- 3/1/2017
- E! Online
Netflix is not playing. This week, the streaming giant premiered trailers for two of its most ambitious film offerings to date: David Ayer’s “Bright,” starring Will Smith, and “Okja,” Bong Joon-ho’s follow-up to “Snowpiercer.” Today, Netflix unveiled a first look at “War Machine,” a socially conscious war satire headlined by Brad Pitt. Also Read: 'Straight Outta Compton's Keith Stanfield Joins Brad Pitt's Netflix Movie 'War Machine' (Exclusive) Directed by “Animal Kingdom” and “The Rover” helmer David Michôd, the film is based on the book “The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of...
- 3/1/2017
- by Nigel Smith
- The Wrap
Brad Pitt relishes a good war drama. Whether it’s battling the undead in World War Z or spearheading a suicide mission in David Ayer’s rather brilliant Fury, the Hollywood veteran has headlined an array of vastly different genre films in his time, and he’s about to add another to the collection in the form of War Machine.
Pitched as a “pitch-black war story for our times,” War Machine comes by way of Netflix and David Michôd, the writer-director best known for 2010 crime drama Animal Kingdom. It tells the frankly absurd story of a four-star U.S. General (Pitt) who dives into the political cauldron of Afghanistan to oversee Nato forces. Confident to a fault, Michôd’s prescient drama really kicks into gear when Pitt’s fearless leader is sabotaged by a journalist, after the latter’s scathing exposé leaves his career – and indeed his life – lying in tatters.
Pitched as a “pitch-black war story for our times,” War Machine comes by way of Netflix and David Michôd, the writer-director best known for 2010 crime drama Animal Kingdom. It tells the frankly absurd story of a four-star U.S. General (Pitt) who dives into the political cauldron of Afghanistan to oversee Nato forces. Confident to a fault, Michôd’s prescient drama really kicks into gear when Pitt’s fearless leader is sabotaged by a journalist, after the latter’s scathing exposé leaves his career – and indeed his life – lying in tatters.
- 3/1/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming $60 million original movie War Machine, starring Brad Pitt as General Glenn McMahon, the “rock star” general and Nato commander brought down by a magazine exposé.
Billed as an absurdist war story for our times, War Machine looks at General McMahon's roller-coaster ride in a mix of reality and parody. The film is inspired by the best-seller The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by the late journalist Michael Hastings.
War Machine features an all-star cast including Tilda Swinton, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher...
Billed as an absurdist war story for our times, War Machine looks at General McMahon's roller-coaster ride in a mix of reality and parody. The film is inspired by the best-seller The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by the late journalist Michael Hastings.
War Machine features an all-star cast including Tilda Swinton, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher...
- 3/1/2017
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Author: Jon Lyus
Just yesterday we previewed the new trailer for Bong Joon-ho’s Netflix film Okja, starring Tilda Swinton and Jake Gyllenhaal. It was another move closer for Brad Pitt’s Plan B production company and the global streaming service, who also came together for the recent mini series The Oa. Today sees another reveal from the pairing, this time with Pitt himself taking on a leading role. War Machine is interesting for a number of reasons. Not only is this another Pitt-led war story, but it comes from the director David Michod, whose Animal Kingdom remains one of the strongest feature debuts so far this century.
The film is based on the late journalist Michael Hastings’ book ‘The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan’. It details Hastings’ journey with General Stanley McChrystal in the war torn Middle East. Pitt is playing Gen.
Just yesterday we previewed the new trailer for Bong Joon-ho’s Netflix film Okja, starring Tilda Swinton and Jake Gyllenhaal. It was another move closer for Brad Pitt’s Plan B production company and the global streaming service, who also came together for the recent mini series The Oa. Today sees another reveal from the pairing, this time with Pitt himself taking on a leading role. War Machine is interesting for a number of reasons. Not only is this another Pitt-led war story, but it comes from the director David Michod, whose Animal Kingdom remains one of the strongest feature debuts so far this century.
The film is based on the late journalist Michael Hastings’ book ‘The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan’. It details Hastings’ journey with General Stanley McChrystal in the war torn Middle East. Pitt is playing Gen.
- 3/1/2017
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Movie directed by Animal Kingdom’s David Michod will get May 26 release.
Netflix has released the first trailer for Aghan war satire War Machine, starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Michod (Animal Kingdom).
The 2015 acquisition, which still marks one of Netflix’s splashiest movie plays to date, has been set for a May 26 global release on the platform.
The online giant confirmed to Screen today that the film will have a limited theatrical run through Netflix day and date with its online launch. The date falls on the second Friday of the Cannes Film Festival, making a Cannes berth a possibility.
More from Netflix’s Berlin event: Netflix reveals $1.75bn European production investment
The satirical comedy, produced by Netflix and Pitt’s production company Plan B Entertainment, is inspired by bestseller The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by late Us journalist Michael Hastings.
Pitt stars as...
Netflix has released the first trailer for Aghan war satire War Machine, starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Michod (Animal Kingdom).
The 2015 acquisition, which still marks one of Netflix’s splashiest movie plays to date, has been set for a May 26 global release on the platform.
The online giant confirmed to Screen today that the film will have a limited theatrical run through Netflix day and date with its online launch. The date falls on the second Friday of the Cannes Film Festival, making a Cannes berth a possibility.
More from Netflix’s Berlin event: Netflix reveals $1.75bn European production investment
The satirical comedy, produced by Netflix and Pitt’s production company Plan B Entertainment, is inspired by bestseller The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by late Us journalist Michael Hastings.
Pitt stars as...
- 3/1/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Movie directed by Animal Kingdom’s David Michod will get May 26 release.
Netflix has released the first trailer for Aghan war satire War Machine, starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Michod (Animal Kingdom).
The 2015 acquisition, which still marks one of Netflix’s splashiest movie plays to date, has been set for a May 26 global release on the platform.
The online giant confirmed to Screen today that the film will have a limited theatrical run through Netflix day and date with its online launch. The date falls on the second Friday of the Cannes Film Festival, prompting speculation of a Cannes berth.
More from Netflix’s Berlin event: Netflix reveals $1.75bn European production investment
The satirical comedy, produced by Netflix and Pitt’s production company Plan B Entertainment, is inspired by bestseller The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by late Us journalist Michael Hastings.
Pitt stars as...
Netflix has released the first trailer for Aghan war satire War Machine, starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Michod (Animal Kingdom).
The 2015 acquisition, which still marks one of Netflix’s splashiest movie plays to date, has been set for a May 26 global release on the platform.
The online giant confirmed to Screen today that the film will have a limited theatrical run through Netflix day and date with its online launch. The date falls on the second Friday of the Cannes Film Festival, prompting speculation of a Cannes berth.
More from Netflix’s Berlin event: Netflix reveals $1.75bn European production investment
The satirical comedy, produced by Netflix and Pitt’s production company Plan B Entertainment, is inspired by bestseller The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by late Us journalist Michael Hastings.
Pitt stars as...
- 3/1/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Movie directed by Animal Kingdom’s David Michod will get May 26 release.
Netflix has released the first trailer for Aghan war satire War Machine, starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Michod (Animal Kingdom).
The 2015 acquisition, which still marks one of Netflix’s splashiest movie plays to date, has been set for a May 26 global release on the platform.
The satirical comedy, produced by Netflix and Pitt’s production company Plan B Entertainment, is inspired by bestseller The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by late Us journalist Michael Hastings.
Pitt stars as a brash Us commander modelled on four-star General Stanley McChrystal.
Cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Emory Cohen, Meg Tilly, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Michael Hall, Will Poulter, Lakeith Stanfield and Topher Grace.
Netflix has released the first trailer for Aghan war satire War Machine, starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Michod (Animal Kingdom).
The 2015 acquisition, which still marks one of Netflix’s splashiest movie plays to date, has been set for a May 26 global release on the platform.
The satirical comedy, produced by Netflix and Pitt’s production company Plan B Entertainment, is inspired by bestseller The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by late Us journalist Michael Hastings.
Pitt stars as a brash Us commander modelled on four-star General Stanley McChrystal.
Cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Emory Cohen, Meg Tilly, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Michael Hall, Will Poulter, Lakeith Stanfield and Topher Grace.
- 3/1/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
After teases earlier this week for Netflix’s high-profile next films, Okja and Bright, the streaming company has released the first look at another, for David Michôd‘s follow-up to The Rover, War Machine. Sporting a reported $60 million budget, the Brad Pitt-led feature is based on Michael Hastings‘ novel The Operators, which depicts the rise and fall of General Stanley McChrystal, the commanding general of international and U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Also starring Tilda Swinton, Sir Ben Kingsley, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher Grace, Will Poulter, Lakeith Stanfield, Emory Cohen, John Magaro, Rj Cyler, Alan Ruck, Scoot McNairy and Meg Tilly, the first teaser is a brief one, introducing Pitt’s character and a few others. Employing what looks to be a dryly comedic tone, one wonders if this film will succeed where others taking a similar approach (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and Rock the Kasbah, to name a few) failed.
Also starring Tilda Swinton, Sir Ben Kingsley, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher Grace, Will Poulter, Lakeith Stanfield, Emory Cohen, John Magaro, Rj Cyler, Alan Ruck, Scoot McNairy and Meg Tilly, the first teaser is a brief one, introducing Pitt’s character and a few others. Employing what looks to be a dryly comedic tone, one wonders if this film will succeed where others taking a similar approach (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and Rock the Kasbah, to name a few) failed.
- 3/1/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
A version of this story first appeared in the June 26 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Adam Sandler is one thing, but how did Netflix land Brad Pitt? Turns out, money talks. In April 2014, actor-producer Pitt announced he would star in Plan B's adaptation of the late Michael Hastings' book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan as Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan who was forced to resign after mocking Vice President Joe Biden
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- 6/17/2015
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film insiders are grappling with the potential ramifications of Netflix’s deal announced on Monday for the Brad Pitt starrer that Screen understands is in the $70m range.
The general consensus is the streaming giant offered the clearest evidence yet of its ability to fully finance studio-level budgets with A-list talent in pursuit of more subscribers.
Yet opinion is divided on whether the War Machine arrangement will turn out to be an ally or an enemy for the business in its current iteration.
The studios are watching closely. The project could have ended up at a Us major had New Regency and RatPac proceeded with the Afghan War satire under their three-year production deal with Pitt and Dede Gardner’s Plan B.
New Regency co-financed Plan B’s 12 Years A Slave but along with Ratpac passed on War Machine, an adaptation of the late Michael Hastings’ non-fiction book, The Operators: The Wild And Terrifying Inside Story Of...
The general consensus is the streaming giant offered the clearest evidence yet of its ability to fully finance studio-level budgets with A-list talent in pursuit of more subscribers.
Yet opinion is divided on whether the War Machine arrangement will turn out to be an ally or an enemy for the business in its current iteration.
The studios are watching closely. The project could have ended up at a Us major had New Regency and RatPac proceeded with the Afghan War satire under their three-year production deal with Pitt and Dede Gardner’s Plan B.
New Regency co-financed Plan B’s 12 Years A Slave but along with Ratpac passed on War Machine, an adaptation of the late Michael Hastings’ non-fiction book, The Operators: The Wild And Terrifying Inside Story Of...
- 6/10/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Film insiders are grappling with the potential ramifications of Netflix’s deal announced on Monday for the Brad Pitt starrer that Screen understands is in the $70m range.
The general consensus is the streaming giant offered the clearest evidence yet of its ability to fully finance studio-level budgets with A-list talent in pursuit of more subscribers.
Yet opinion is divided on whether the War Machine arrangement will turn out to be an ally or an enemy for the business in its current iteration.
The studios are watching closely. The project could have ended up at a Us major had New Regency and RatPac proceeded with the Afghan War satire under their three-year production deal with Pitt and Dede Gardner’s Plan B.
New Regency co-financed Plan B’s 12 Years A Slave but along with Ratpac passed on War Machine, an adaptation of the late Michael Hastings’ non-fiction book, The Operators: The Wild And Terrifying Inside Story Of...
The general consensus is the streaming giant offered the clearest evidence yet of its ability to fully finance studio-level budgets with A-list talent in pursuit of more subscribers.
Yet opinion is divided on whether the War Machine arrangement will turn out to be an ally or an enemy for the business in its current iteration.
The studios are watching closely. The project could have ended up at a Us major had New Regency and RatPac proceeded with the Afghan War satire under their three-year production deal with Pitt and Dede Gardner’s Plan B.
New Regency co-financed Plan B’s 12 Years A Slave but along with Ratpac passed on War Machine, an adaptation of the late Michael Hastings’ non-fiction book, The Operators: The Wild And Terrifying Inside Story Of...
- 6/10/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Film insiders are grappling with the potential ramifications of Netflix’s deal announced on Monday for the Brad Pitt starrer War Machine that Screen understands is in the $70m range.
The general consensus is the streaming giant offered the clearest evidence yet of its ability to fully finance studio-level budgets with A-list talent in pursuit of more subscribers.
Yet opinion is divided on whether the War Machine arrangement will turn out to be an ally or an enemy for the business in its current iteration.
The studios are watching closely. The project could have ended up at a Us major had New Regency and RatPac proceeded with the Afghan War satire under their three-year production deal with Pitt and Dede Gardner’s Plan B.
New Regency co-financed Plan B’s 12 Years A Slave but along with Ratpac passed on War Machine, an adaptation of the late Michael Hastings’ non-fiction book, The Operators: The Wild...
The general consensus is the streaming giant offered the clearest evidence yet of its ability to fully finance studio-level budgets with A-list talent in pursuit of more subscribers.
Yet opinion is divided on whether the War Machine arrangement will turn out to be an ally or an enemy for the business in its current iteration.
The studios are watching closely. The project could have ended up at a Us major had New Regency and RatPac proceeded with the Afghan War satire under their three-year production deal with Pitt and Dede Gardner’s Plan B.
New Regency co-financed Plan B’s 12 Years A Slave but along with Ratpac passed on War Machine, an adaptation of the late Michael Hastings’ non-fiction book, The Operators: The Wild...
- 6/10/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Netflix original film, War Machine, a provocative satirical comedy from David Michôd with Brad Pitt set to star in the leading role, will be exclusively available to members of the leading Internet TV service globally and in select theaters next year.
Produced by Netflix and Pitt alongside his Plan B partners Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, and producer Ian Bryce (World War Z, Saving Private Ryan), War Machine brings together Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, World War Z, Moneyball) with Michôd, the acclaimed Australian writer and director (Animal Kingdom, The Rover). Principal photography is scheduled to start in August.
Inspired by the best-selling book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by the late Michael Hastings, War Machine concerns a four star, “rock star” general whose lethal reputation and impeccable track record vaults him to command the American war in Afghanistan.
Produced by Netflix and Pitt alongside his Plan B partners Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, and producer Ian Bryce (World War Z, Saving Private Ryan), War Machine brings together Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, World War Z, Moneyball) with Michôd, the acclaimed Australian writer and director (Animal Kingdom, The Rover). Principal photography is scheduled to start in August.
Inspired by the best-selling book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by the late Michael Hastings, War Machine concerns a four star, “rock star” general whose lethal reputation and impeccable track record vaults him to command the American war in Afghanistan.
- 6/9/2015
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With Monday's news that Netflix has acquired writer/director David Michôd's upcoming satire "War Machine," starring Brad Pitt, for approximately $30 million, the deal immediately struck a chord. Along with Netflix's pick-up of recently cancelled teen drama "Degrassi" and last Friday's release of the Wachowskis' sprawling "Sense8," the company is in the midst of yet another uptick in the scale and scope of its offerings. Should its competitors be worried? In a word, yes. Read More: "Watch Netflix's Risky, Entertaining 'Sense8' for Story of the Wachowskis' Career" "War Machine," inspired by late journalist Michael Hastings' "The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan," features Pitt as a character modeled after former U.S. commander in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal, and it's his presence that marks the acquisition as Netflix's most consequential incursion to date into the...
- 6/9/2015
- by Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
Netflix has been making big inroads to acquire original content to go alongside the back catalogues it buys up. The company has made plenty of moves with TV, but is ramping up its efforts to make movies, dropping cash on deals with the likes of Adam Sandler and Idris Elba. Now it has made its biggest commitment yet, grabbing distribution rights to War Machine, which will star Brad Pitt.Animal Kingdom and The Rover’s director David Michôd will be behind the camera, and he’s also adapted the script from late journalist Michael Hastings’ book The Operators: The Wild And Terrifying Inside Story Of America’s War In Afghanistan. Pitt will star as a top general in the Us armed forces, overseeing the conflict and a mission that is riddled with problems, corruption and cock-ups. It’s all loosely based on General Stanley McChrystal, who oversaw the Us...
- 6/9/2015
- EmpireOnline
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