Warfare is not a typical war movie. It's based on true events (the memories of co-director Ray Mendoza), and it foregoes ...

Garland co-wrote and co-directed the film with Ray Mendoza, his military advisor on Civil War, and it’s based on Mendoza’s experiences in the Iraq War – or rather, it’s based on a specific ...

When 28 Days Later hit the scene in 2002, it changed the landscape of horror cinema. It is perhaps all too easy to take director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland's film for granted today, ...

The Guardian interview isn’t the first time Garland has said he’s moving away from directing. In a 2022 conversation with the New York Times, he said that before directing “Ex Machina,” he ...

Alex Garland Talks “Stupid” ‘Civil War’ Takes and ’28 Days Later’ Trilogy, Reveals Favorite Film He’s Done. Garland sat down with producer Andrew Macdonald at Edinburgh Film Festival ...

Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's film — a real-time recreation of a 2006 battle — had several key factors they wouldn’t compromise on, from the age of the actors to adding Hollywood flourishes ...

In Alex Garland’s “Civil War,” the Western forces of Texas and California hardly remember what they’re fighting for. At least, Garland doesn’t say outright what they’re fighting for.

“Alex sets a place where everything is possible,” said Buckley. Garland had been thinking about the concept for many years. He wrote the first draft sometime after writing “Sunshine” and ...

Alex Garland is one of the most exciting filmmakers working today. His new film, “Civil War” (out now from A24), firmly cements this. It’s the story of a group of journalists (led by Kirsten ...

Jake Gyllenhaal almost landed in one of the lead roles in Alex Garland’s Oscar-winning debut feature Ex Machina after the filmmaker and his longtime producer, Andrew Macdonald, were pushed to ...

Alex Garland confronts the horrors of past, present in ‘Men’ Kevin Baker / A24 Rory Kinnear, left, and Jessie Buckley appear in a scene from "Men." By Lindsey Barr, Associated Press.

Warfare is not a typical war movie. It's based on true events (the memories of co-director Ray Mendoza), and it foregoes traditional cinematic expectations to present as realistic a portrayal as ...