Waves were made when Netflix purchased the Brad Pitt starring war satire war Machine War, laying out the streaming services plans to be a serious challenger to traditional theatrical distribution. Bringing in a big star like Pitt is definitely one way of doing that, and now we have our first look at what War Machine has in store for us. Based on the book The Operators: The Wild &Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan, Pitt stars as an ultra confident, rock n’ roll General Dan McMahon, based on the real life U.S. general Stanley McChrystal who is ultimately brought down by a journalist’s expose.
While this is very much a teaser in every sense of the word, it’s easy to pick up on the serious yet breezy vibe of this satire, and our brief look at McMahon sees Pitt breaking out his Aldo Raine accent once more, teasing a swagger that could very well blossom into a memorable role for his back catalogue.
War Machine comes to Netflix on May 26th.
While this is very much a teaser in every sense of the word, it’s easy to pick up on the serious yet breezy vibe of this satire, and our brief look at McMahon sees Pitt breaking out his Aldo Raine accent once more, teasing a swagger that could very well blossom into a memorable role for his back catalogue.
War Machine comes to Netflix on May 26th.
