D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Joseph Quinn and Will Poulter in “Warfare.”
Warfare — director Alex Garland’s critically acclaimed follow-up to his hit Civil War — arrives on digital streaming this week.
Co-directed and co-written by Garland and Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza, Warfare opened in theaters on April 11. The official summary for the film reads, “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.”
The ensemble cast for Warfare includes Charles Melton, Will Poulter, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Cosmo Jarvis, Joseph Quinn, Michael Gandolfini and Kit Connor.
An A24 film, Warfare, per When to Stream, is expected to be released on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Tuesday, May 6. While When to Stream is typically accurate with its PVOD reports, the streaming tracker noted that A24 has not announced or confirmed the release date and it is subject to change.
Warfare will be available on PVOD on such digital platforms as AppleTV, Prime Video and Fandango at Home. Prime Video has Warfare available for pre-order for $24.99, which is also the film’s purchase price.
The film’s digital rental price is expected to be $19.99 for a 48-hour period since rentals are generally $5 less than purchase prices.
Ray Mendoza Knew He Found The Right Filmmaking Partner For ‘Warfare’ With Alex Garland
Ray Mendoza, who designed the battle scenes for director Alex Garland’s Civil War, told The Guardian in April that he was concerned about how his true-life tale of trauma was going to be told, but his worries went away when he partnered with Garland.
“I knew I had to be responsible,” Mendoza told The Guardian. “The biggest fear was always somebody getting hold of it and changing it through creative license or because it doesn’t fit into the traditional Hollywood grammar of moviemaking, but I had no reservations once I got to know Alex.”
As such, Mendoza is grateful for having the opportunity to tell his and his fellow Navy SEALs’ true-life story accurately.
Asked by The Guardian about his feelings about war films in general, Mendoza said, “I feel not seen. It’s actually embarrassing to watch them – they don’t get our culture right, we don’t speak that way.
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 01: Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza attend the “Warfare” UK Special Screening … More
“People have asked, are you worried that Warfare may trigger veterans and active-duty military? I think it does the opposite. It’s saying, you’re not forgotten, you are seen. Oftentimes, what is more triggering is seeing what we go through not accurately represented.”
Warfare earned wide acclaim from Rotten Tomatoes critics, who collectively gave the film a 92% “fresh” rating based on 209 reviews. Warfare also received a 93% “fresh” rating on RT’s Popcornmeter based on 2,500-plus verified user ratings.
Warfare has earned $21.8 million in domestic ticket sales and $4.6 million internationally for a worldwide box office take of $26.4 million to date against a $20 million production budget before prints and advertising costs, per The Numbers.
Rated R, Warfare is expected to be released on PVOD on Tuesday.
