Great New Featurette For Alex Garland's WARFARE and First Reactions Praise The Film

A24 has released a new featurette for the upcoming war thriller Warfare, which was co-directed by Alex Garland (Civil War) and the Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza, who is telling his own stories from his memory of what it was like to be in the middle of the insanity.

The video features interview with the cast and crew as they talk about bringing this story to life on the big screen. It includes behind-the-scenes footage as well as some actual footage from the film.

I love these kinds of movies and this is one of my most anticipated of the year. It looks great and according to the first reactions that have surfaved the movie is going to deliver a visceral and intense experience.

The movie also plays out in real time and it’s “Based on ex-Navy Seal Ray Mendoza's real-life experiences as a soldier during the Iraq War. Mendoza joined the Navy in 1997 and served for over 16 years as a Member of SEAL Team 5 and a Land Warfare Training Detachment and BUD/s instructor.

“He was awarded a Silver Star 'for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as Lead Communicator, Naval Special Warfare Task Unit-Ramadi, in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on November 19, 2006.“

Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s Warfare is an honest, harrowing, intense and powerful piece. It’s one of the first must see movies of the year. An incredible tribute to the unimaginable sacrifice this brave band of brothers made. Incredible stuff. Flawless #Warfare #WarfareMovie pic.twitter.com/6NgNzhQZIP

— Simon Thompson (@ShowbizSimon) March 13, 2025

#Warfare blends some of the expected war movie elements — tension, brutality, blood — with some daring ones, namely the depiction of the sheer mundanity of war (until, of course, that shifts). Both spare and unsparing, Garland & Mendoza capture a compelling memory of war here. pic.twitter.com/3xYps63DY0

— Bill Bria (@billbria) March 13, 2025

#Warfare is almost unbearably tense — a you-are-there combat movie free of nearly all frills. Excellent performances from the young cast, with Garland and Mendoza working beautifully together. Also has one of the most incredible sound mixes ever — see it in the loudest theater. pic.twitter.com/yLYMRrXCyu

— Drew Taylor (@DrewTailored) March 13, 2025

WARFARE is an absolutely beautiful and horrific film. Ray Mendoza directs each jarring sequence with love and respect and it will take your breath away. It's truly some of the best 95 minutes I've seen in years. I'm still speechless.#WarfareMovie pic.twitter.com/ZRvIVQfl8E

— Junior Felix (@JuniorFett) March 14, 2025

The movie has a big ensemble cast that includes Will Poulter, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Taylor John Smith, Adain Bradley, Noah Centineo, Evan Holtzman, Henrique Zaga, Michael Gandolfini, Joesph Quinn and Charles Melton.

This looks like it’s going to deliver a hardcore and honest depiction of war and the hell these soldiers go through.

Warfare is co-written and co-directed by Garland and Mendoza. Mendoza was the military advisor who also worked on Garland’s Civil War. The movie is set to land in theaters sometime early in 2025.