Warfare’s release date has been announced by A24, and it means thatAlex Garland’s new moviecould repeatCivil War’s success. AfterEx Machina,Annihilation,Men, andCivil War, Garland co-wrote and co-directed his next project alongside Ray Mendoza, and the film is based on the former’s experiences during the Iraq War, following a platoon of Navy SEALs on a mission through insurgent territory in 2006. The cast includes D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Taylor John Smith, Michael Gandolfini, Adain Bradley, Noah Centineo, Evan Holtzman, Henrique Zaga, Joseph Quinn, and Charles Melton.
PerDeadline,A24 has set a nationwide theatrical release forWarfareon April 11. This is around the same time that Alex Garland’sCivil Waropened to much box office success for the studio in 2024. Other movies opening on April 11 include Christopher Landon’s thrillerDropfrom Universal/Blumhouse, the espionage thrillerThe Amateurfrom 20th Century Studios starring Rami Malek, and the animatedThe King of Kingsfrom Angel Studios.
What Warfare’s Release Date Means For The Movie
It Could Repeat Civil War’s Success
By releasing in theaters on April 11,Warfarecould repeat the success ofCivil Warfor its director Alex Garland and studio, A24. With a budget of $50 million,Civil Warwas A24’s most expensive movie at the time and an ambitious swing for the studio, but one that wholly paid off.Civil Warwas released in theaters on Jul 10, 2025 and saw the studio’s biggest domestic opening at $25.5 million and went on to make $126.2 million worldwide, becomingA24’s second-highest-grossing moviebehind their 2023 Best Picture winner,Everything Everywhere All at Once.
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By releasing in theaters around the same time, while alsosharing a similar subject matter,Warfarecould end up repeating the success ofCivil War. While Garland’s 2024 film followed a fictional civil war during a dystopian future, his upcoming 2025 film, co-directed by Ray Mendoza, chronicles the very real horrors of the Iraq War in 2006.Warfareimmerses audienceswith a squad of U.S. Navy SEALs stationed in an Iraqi family’s home, monitoring the movement of American forces through insurgent territory, providing a real-time depiction of modern combat drawn from the firsthand accounts of those who experienced it.
Warfaremarks the second collaboration between Garland and Mendoza afterCivil War, on which Mendoza served as a military advisor.
Our Take On Warfare’s Release Date
2025 Is Shaping Up To Be Another Strong Year For A24
The independent studio, A24, is coming off an exceptionally strong 2024 which saw one of its biggest swings,Civil War, pay off andWarfarecould be one of its earliest attempts in 2025 to recapture some of that success.A24 is also currently having a strong awards seasonwithThe Brutalist,Babygirl,Sing Sing,Queer,Heretic, andA Different Manall being nominated for or winning Golden Globes. With theirhorror movieOpusopening on March 14 followed byWarfareon April 11 – 2025 is already shaping up to be another strong year for A24.
Source:Deadline
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