The teaser for Netflix Original film "War Machine" has been released and it features Brad Pitt playing a U.S. general that will the army into war in this hilarious satirical comedy. The film is scheduled for release on May 26, 2017.
According to a report from The Verge, Pitt will be playing General Glen McMahon in the movie that's meant to lampoon the war in Afghanistan. The movie was directed by David Michôd, an Australian director, and it includes cast such as Tilda Swinton, Anthony Michael Hall, Keith Stanfield, and Topher Grace.
The movie is based on a 2012 bestselling book, "The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story Of America's War In Afghanistan," which is about the travels of a retired general who led the U.S. and international armies in Afghanistan in 2000, General Stanley McChrystal. Nancy Tartaglione of Deadline reports that it's a book written by the late journalist Michael Hastings.
Tartaglione said the movie recreates the rise and fall of a U.S. General with Pitt's McMahon, a four-star general, came in like a rock star to lead the NATO forces in Afghanistan. But his stay on top didn't last as a journalist brought him down with a "no-holds-barred exposé.
The Verge added in the report that Netflix paid $60 million for the distribution rights of film from Plan B last year. The movie is scheduled to be released on May 26, 2017, which Tartaglione said the date is suggesting a Cannes world premiere.
Joining Pitt and the others for the movie are Will Poulter, Meg Tilly, Ben Kingsley, Scott McNairy, Emory Cohen, Alan Ruck, John Magaro, and RJ Cyler. The executive producer for the film is James Skotchdopole and the producers are Ian Bryce, and Plan B's Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner.
Michôd also wrote the script of "War Machine." You can check out the teaser for the movie in the video below.
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