“This will be one of the most poignant things we’ll ever do.” Actor Will Poulter joins a star-studded cast in Warfare, one of the latest installments to the A24 franchise that will bring a whole new light to the term “war movie.” Based on recollections from Navy SEALs and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza, the film aims to drench viewers in an immersive experience that commits itself to authenticity in every scene. Learn more about the A24 film Warfare below.
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Warfare Synopsis
Get ready for an action-packed film that won’t let up until the end credits roll. Here is a synopsis for the latest addition to A24’s lineup:
“Written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Civil War director Alex Garland, Warfare embeds audiences with a platoon of American Navy SEALs in the home of an Iraqi family, overwatching the movement of US forces through insurgent territory. A visceral, boots-on-the-ground story of modern warfare, told like never before: in real-time and based on the memory of the people who lived it.”
Why is Warfare Different Than Other Films?
While numerous war-related films and TV series have been made over the decades, there’s something different about Warfare. The movie may have a star-studded cast, but that’s where the similarities end. Instead, it’s an exercise in achieving total, unfiltered authenticity from beginning to end.
Director Ray Mendoza was part of the SEAL mission that inspired the film and has spent the following 18 years collecting the memories of his fellow brothers from that fateful day. Mendoza dived into Hollywood alongside director Alex Garland in Civil War, and both are back in Warfare.
The two wanted to create a film that focused on “stripping out all tools that would be available normally in cinema,” Garland said. This means there is no score, no narrative embellishment, and every story beat is drawn from the memories of the men there that day.
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When is Warfare in Theaters?
Warfare will hit theaters on April 11th, joining a stacked lineup from A24 which includes Opus, Death of a Unicorn, The Legend of Ochi, Friendship, and Queer.
Who is in Warfare?
While most films have a few star-studded actors in the cast, Warfare is bringing established and rising stars onto the big screen, interacting together as Navy SEALS. Below is a list of the main actors, along with some of their more prominent screen appearances.
- Will Poulter – The Maze Runner, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, We’re the Millers
- Kit Connor – Heartstopper, Rocketman, The Wild Robot
- Joseph Quinn – Stranger Things, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, A Quiet Place: Day One
- Charles Melton – May December, Riverdale, The Sun Is Also a Star
- Cosmo Jarvis – Shōgun, Peaky Blinders, Lady Macbeth
- D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai – Reservation Dogs, Hell of a Summer, Only the Good Survive
- Michael Gandolfini – Ocean’s Eight, Cherry, The Many Saints of Newark
- Finn Bennett – A Banquet, Kiri, Hope Gap
- Noah Centineo – The Recruit, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, The Perfect Date
- Adain Bradley – Tarot, Wrong Turn, Butter
Warfare Sneak Peek
While the film will no doubt cover some intense and triggering subjects during wartime, Warfare is ready to reinvent the war genre into something gritty, fast-paced, and, above all, real. When Poulter took the job, he mentions this, stating “Alex described an intention that was characterized by wanting to achieve absolute authenticity…[a] realistic re-creation of what happened that day.”
Make sure to check out A24’s Warfare in theaters on April 11th.
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