First Trailer: Brad Pitt Stars in Netflix Movie War Machine
Netflix continues their media blitz this week, announcing all sorts of movies and revealing new [...]
Netflix continues their media blitz this week, announcing all sorts of movies and revealing new trailers as they push ever forward in the production space. War Machine, from director and writer David Michôd (Animal Kingdom), stars Bradd Pitt as a U.S. Army General in what they're calling an "absurdist tale," a near-parody of the way the war machine works (or doesn't) in modern society. War Machine will debut worldwide exclusively on Netflix May 26, 2017.
The film has, as seems par for the course from Netflix's big announcements this week, an incredible cast. Tilda Swinton shows up in her second Netflix announcement of the week, along with Emory Cohen, Topher Grace, Anthony Michael Hall, Sir Ben Kingsley, and more. The full official synopsis and a gallery of first look images follows.
"An absurdist 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. His is an exploration of a born leader's ultra-confident march right into the dark heart of folly. At the story's core is Brad Pitt's sly take on a successful, charismatic four-star general 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.
"The Netflix original film is inspired by the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan by the late journalist Michael Hastings. Joining Pitt in War Machine is a highly decorated cast including 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. Ian Bryce and Plan B's Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Brad Pitt serve as producers. James Skotchdopole serves as executive producer. The film will be released on Netflix on May 26, 2017."
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