VIDEO: “Failure.” “Makes no sense.” “No end in sight.” BuzzFeed News hosted the War Machine filmmakers for an in-depth discussion on what the satirical comedy says about the US conflict now.
Earlier this month, we hosted BuzzFeed News Presents War Machine, an event held at the Crosby Street Hotel in New York. A screening of the Netflix film — which is out today — was followed by an exclusive Q&A with star and producer Brad Pitt.
Plan B Entertainment co-president Jeremy Kleiner, journalist Elise Jordan, and War Machine director David Michôd were also on-hand to talk about issues raised in the film.
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Jordan is also the widow of Michael Hastings, who wrote the non-fiction book The Operators, on which War Machine is based.
In the film, Scoot McNairy plays Rolling Stone journalist Sean Cullen, a character based on Hastings.
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NYU undergrads were invited to the event to observe the discussion, which was moderated by BuzzFeed News' national security reporter Nancy Youssef.
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