Benghazi movie "13 hours"

[G27ATT]

Just saw a commercial about this movie. Seems to be mostly about the soldiers. Wondering if this will show a positive or negative slant to the situation. Coming out of hollyweird I'm saying maybe positive? Possibly bad for Hitlery? Just curious after seeing the preview. Edited December 30, 2015 by G27ATT

[Transplanted Hoosier]

I was wondering that myself. Don't know if they're going to slant it in her favor or tell the truth.

[runco]

The director is Michael Bay.  I googled his political interests, and not much there or at least public.   This article is interesting:

 

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-talks-his-benghazi-822130

 

Director Michael Bay insists his upcoming Benghazi film 13 Hours not political and is not being strategically released in an election year.

 

During a press conference at the Deauville Film Festival, Bay, who is being honored with a career tribute, was asked by The Hollywood Reporter if the film had a specific point of view. “No. No, there is no political agenda,” he said emphatically.

 

The film is about the September 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Based on journalist Mitchell Zuckhoff’s book 13 Hours: A Firsthand Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi, it focuses on the security team that attempted a rescue of American ambassador Christopher Stephens.

 

Asked how it approaches the “stand down” order that was debunked by the investigating Congressional committee, Bay said: “It does deal with the stand down order, but I show both sides of the story. I met with the CIA on this movie and I show the whole situation.”

He said his approach was more thorough than what you will see on television. “You don’t hear it on the talking points on the news. This is a much more in-depth look at what’s going on inside that CIA base, and it shows it from both sides,” he said.

 

When the trailer was released in July, people from both parties used it to score political points. Republicans touted it as supporting the “stand down” order theory that was debunked by the investigating Congressional committee, and Democrats said it was being used as a piece of propaganda by Fox News.

The film stars John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, Toby Stephens, David Giuntoli, James Badge Dale, Max Martini and David Costabile. While there are some familiar faces amongst the cast, Krasinski is probably best known, and mostly for his comedy.

 

Bay said an unnamed A-lister wanted to join the cast, but he went with unknowns. "A very big superstar was interested in doing this movie," he said. "I met with that person and because it’s a true story I wanted it to be really, really present for the audience, very visceral. It would be very different with a movie star."

Frequent producing partner Jerry Bruckheimer advised him against the star. “He told me don’t go with the movie star. Go with people that are great actors and that have no baggage and it can be a much more effective movie," explained Bay. "I’m really glad I went with this cast."

 

Even with his track record, when the film went over budget, he had trouble securing extra cash. “I’m someone who has made Paramount Pictures billions of dollars,” he said, noting the irony. “I had to beg for $10 million more, thoroughly beg. As they were putting my name on a street sign at Paramount Studios - I was in the executive’s office, and they were hanging my name, I guess because I’ve made them so much money - I had to beg."

 

13 Hours is scheduled to be released in the U.S. on Jan. 15.

[bersaguy]

I have seen the advertisement for the movie several times and I think it is going to be a good movie to watch but not from the viewpoint of the loss of lives that the movie is based on. Will be a good action film..........jmho

[Karnage]

I read the book and it's the story from the surviving contractors point of view. Hopefully the movie will stick closely to the book. Edited December 31, 2015 by Karnage

[Dustbuster]

Shouldn't be more than
A 30 minute flick. Our guys got murdered and screwed over after fighting like they'd been trained to do. Hitlery lied about it. And that's it. No star needed just credits for those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

[Tedro2022]

Just finished reading the book about a week ago, as long as Bay doesn't get too carried away and sticks to the story line it should be very action packed. I hope it drives Hillary's numbers into the ground. I could only hope that something appropriate would happen to Obama as well...


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[Possumslayer]

I'm not a conspiracy theorist but I can't help but think that Hillary wanted Stevens dead.

[Ron_TN]

You count on it that this film will NOT be damaging to Hillary in any way.  Coming from Hollywood home of the Liberals.....no way!

[G27ATT]

You count on it that this film will NOT be damaging to Hillary in any way. Coming from Hollywood home of the Liberals.....no way!

My first thought but the timing of the release made me curious. Perfect time to either ruin her or make her look like she did nothing wrong. If it were an independent movie I would be more likely to say it might be bad for her.

[btq96r]

My first thought but the timing of the release made me curious. Perfect time to either ruin her or make her look like she did nothing wrong. If it were an independent movie I would be more likely to say it might be bad for her.

 

I don't think the timing is political in any way.  The holiday release schedule this year was pretty packed with Star Wars and the rest, so if I was promoting this movie, I wouldn't want to be lost in that shuffle.  When you look at it from a "when will people notice this movie and come see it" standpoint, waiting until after all the other blockbuster movies died down a bit makes sense.