‘Warfare’ Directors Take Us Inside The Making Of The Film

Just about a year after the release of his film Civil War, acclaimed writer/director Alex Garland, known for his work on film’s such as 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Ex Machina, and Annihilation, is back with his latest directorial effort Warfare, which he co-directed with Iraq war veteran and former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza.

Ahead of the film’s release — today, Friday, April 11 — both Garland and Mendoza sat down for an extended interview with BroBible, where they took us inside the making of the unique war film, which is more of an experience than a story as it virtually drops the audience into the middle of combat with a military unit.

Among the topics discussed were capturing the incredibly visceral sound design, filming tons of actors and action in a tight space, whipping the actors into shape, Mendoza have some difficult memories brought back to life in front of him, Garland’s thoughts on artificial intelligence in filmmaking, his memories of making Sunshine, a tease of 28 Years Later, and more.

Check out our interview with Warfare co-directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza below.

Warfare, co-directed with Navy SEAL and Iraq War veteran Ray Mendonza and Ex Machina and Civil War filmmaker Alex Garland, stars Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Joseph Quinn, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Taylor John Smith, Michael Gandolfini, Adain Bradley, Noah Centineo, Evan Holtzman, Henry Zaga, and Charles Melton.

You can check out the official trailer and synopsis for Warfare, via A24, below.

“Written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland, Warfare embeds audiences with a platoon of American Navy SEALs on a surveillance mission gone wrong in insurgent territory. A visceral, boots-on-the-ground story of modern warfare and brotherhood, told like never before: in real time and based on the memory of the people who lived it.”