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[06/08/15 - 08:53 AM]
Netflix Teams With Plan B to Produce "War Machine"
Brad Pitt is set to star in the leading role, about a four star, "rock star" general whose lethal reputation and impeccable track record vaults him to command the American war in Afghanistan.

[via press release from Netflix]

Netflix Teams With Plan B to Produce "War Machine"

An Original Film Starring Brad Pitt from Director and Writer David Michôd Available Theatrically and to Netflix Members Globally in 2016

Beverly Hills, June 8, 2015 - 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. Determined to win the "impossible" war once and for all with a radical new approach, the general and his motley staff of commanders and press advisers race across the globe navigating delicate international alliances and troop requests, the charged battlefield of Washington politics, the voracious appetite of the media, and the day-to-day management of the war itself - all the while struggling to stay connected to the lives of men and women out in the field.

"War Machine is a rip-roaring, behind-the-facade tale of modern war decision-makers, from the corridors of power to the distant regions of America's ambitions," said Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos. "Brad and David are a perfect team to make this timely, compelling and entertaining film."

"We are so excited to be a part of the inspiring commitment by Netflix to produce cutting-edge content and to deliver it to a global audience" said Pitt.

Added Michôd "I'm humbled to be making a big, bold movie about the whole sprawling, complex, cumbersome and crazy machinery of modern war and the many lives it touches."

About Plan B Entertainment

Headed by Brad Pitt and co-presidents Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Plan B Entertainment has been responsible for producing numerous award-winning and commercially successful films including The Departed, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Tree of Life, World War Z, 12 Years a Slave, The Normal Heart, and Selma. The company's forthcoming slate includes THE BIG SHORT, based on Michael Lewis's best selling book and directed by Adam McKay for Paramount Pictures; James Gray's THE LOST CITY OF Z, based on David Grann's best selling book starring Charlie Hunnam; UNDAUNTED COURAGE, a Lewis and Clark limited series for HBO; and WORLD WAR Z 2, written by Steven Knight and to be directed by Juan Antonio Bayona; as well as development with a number of marquee filmmakers and writers in both film and television.

About Netflix

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is the world's leading Internet television network with over 62 million members in over 50 countries enjoying more than 100 million hours of TV shows and movies per day, including original series, documentaries and feature films. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on nearly any Internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.





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