War Machine: let battle commence in Netflix assault on cinema

Netflix’s new feature film is a big deal in many ways. Called War Machine, it combines the star power of Brad Pitt and the indie credibility of David Michôd, the director of Animal Kingdom. It boasts big themes: the absurdity of war and the ambition of men.

Based on The Operators, a book about controversial US army general Stanley McChrystal, the film takes place on a big scale, across Afghanistan and along the corridors of power in DC. An investment in the range of $60m also makes it Netflix’s biggest-budget feature to date. Most of all, though, War Machine is big on expectation: this is the film that could change the industry for ever....
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/21/war-machine-netflix-home-movie-invasion-brad-pitt-david-michod