Arms and the Dudes
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Genre Comedy Language English | Director Todd Phillips Cinematography Lawrence Sher Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cast Miles Teller , Jonah Hill , Ana de Armas , Barry Livingston Release date March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11) Writer Stephen Chin, Todd Phillips, Jason Smilovic Distributor Warner Bros. Entertainment Similar movies The Accountant (2016), Bleed for This (2015), Dudes (1987), Hail - Caesar! (2016), Lucky Number Slevin (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arms and the Dudes is an upcoming 2016 American biographical criminal comedy-drama film directed by Todd Phillips and written by Phillips, Jason Smilovic and Stephen Chin, based on the Rolling Stone article by Guy Lawson. Lawson has since wrote a book of the same name detailing the story. The film follows two arms dealers Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz, who get a government contract to supply weapons for US troops in Afghanistan. The film stars Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas and J. B. Blanc. Filming began on March 2, 2015 in Romania. The film is scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. on March 11, 2016.
Contents
The true story of two men who were contracted by the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
Plot
Two arms dealers, Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz, secure a $300 million government contract to supply weapons for US allies in Afghanistan. They soon find themselves in danger abroad and in trouble back home.
Cast
Production
On December 3, 2014, Jonah Hill was set to star in Arms and the Dudes to play one of the international arm dealers, while Todd Phillips was set to direct the film. Same day, TheWrap reported that Miles Teller was also in talks to join the film for second lead role as an arm dealer. Both Hill and Teller replaced Jesse Eisenberg and Shia LaBeouf who were in talks before but never signed on. On February 12, 2015, Deadline confirmed that Teller had joined Hill, and he would be playing David Packouz, a licensed massage therapist in Miami, who later joins Hills character Efraim Diveroli in arms dealing. On February 13, Ana de Armas joined the cast of the film. J. B. Blanc joined the film on March 5, 2015 to play Bashkim, the right-hand man of Packouz.
Filming
Shooting was previously set to begin late-April 2015 in Miami for several weeks. According to SSN Insider, filming began on March 2, 2015. Later confirmed by the Business Wire on March 17, 2015, filming was underway in Romania. On April 24, 2015, Jonah Hill was spotted on the film set in the Century City district of Los Angeles. Hill gained weight to play the real-life role of Efraim Diveroli in the film. On April 29, 2015, Hill and Teller were spotted filming on the set in Burbank, California. Later on May 7, 2015, filming took place in Miami.
Release
In May 2015, Warner Bros. set the film for an March 11, 2016 release.
References
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