War dogs is a 2016 american biographical dark comedycrime film directed by todd phillips and written by phillips, jason smilovic and stephen chin, based on a rolling stone article by guy lawson, as well as efraim diverolis memoir once a gun runner as outlined in an ongoing lawsuit. He graduated from crossroads school in santa monica and went on to the new. The movie is based on a 2011 rolling stone article about their exploits. Once a gun runner, efraim diveroli releases tellall.
The movie is not disappointing with the team of teller and hill. Jonah hill had small parts in several popular films before revolutionizing comedy with his breakout role of seth in superbad in 2007. Jonah hills highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. War dogs trailer 1 2016 jonah hill, miles teller comedy movie hd official trailer. Efraim diveroli is shown here on the cover of once a gun runner. War dogs featuring jonah hill as a gun runner has my. The movie war dogs debuts friday with jonah hill playing the role of. If you toss jonah hill in any movie i would watch it, but add him as a gun runner and i am fully in. A car pulls up in an icy industrial nowhere in albania and men in long black coats get out, dragging an american stripped down to his underwear. Jonah hill sports fuller physique as he suits up to play gunrunning outlaw on set of new film arms and the dudes. If you are a fan of either one of these guys you are going to love the film. Watch the trailer to get a feel for the movie, and here is. Instead of optioning diverolis manuscript, once a gun runner.
See jonah hill, miles teller become gun runners by will robinson updated march 24, 2016 at 11. He is the brother of music manager jordan feldstein and actress beanie feldstein. A lot of times when you do a movie, its about finding. Efraim diveroli born december 20, 1985 is an american former arms dealer and author. Miami beachs stoner gunrunner drama now a hollywood. Todd phillipss comedydrama, based on a true story of gunrunners in their 20s, should be brutally funny. Jonah hill to make directorial debut with mid90s dramedy. The two gunrunners in this film do not seem to have that problem. Yes, the war dogs true story confirms that david packouz had indeed been working in miami as a massage therapist before reuniting with high school. Jonah hill gives gun runner role a shot in war dogs.
Jonah hill on war dogs and the acting advice leonardo dicaprio gave him hill talked about playing a real life international gun runner opposite miles teller in director todd phillips. On the contrary, they seem to be loving their new governmentbacked operation. That time jonah hill was approached by reallife arms dealers. Jonah hill and miles teller turn highpowered guns into a highly lucrative business in the brandnew trailer for war dogs. His lawyer, matthew troccoli, said diveroli is writing a book called once a gun runner. Jonah hill and miles teller are starring in the reallife story of 20somethings who somehow secured a contract to supply the u. Miami, june 2, 2016 prnewswire efraim diveroli, former international arms dealer, and the inspiration for jonah hills character in this summers upcoming todd phillips movie, war dogs has. Lawson then wrote a book titled arms and the dudes detailing the story. Jonah hills best movies todd phillips sued for fraud over war dogs manuscript. Did the real david packouz work as a massage therapist.
Gun peddling is a new look for jonah hill and miles teller, but the pair wear it well in the new war dogs trailer. He is narrating in the archetypal voice of penthouse forum, some variation on, i never thought that a career in international arms trafficking would happen to me, but his name is david packouz miles teller and he is a licensed masseur from. Todd phillips excitable reallife story of two twentysomething dudes keeps telling us how. Jonah hill gives gun runner role a shot in war dogs the. Jonah hills war dogs film acted as a dog whistle to a couple of reallife gun runners, the actor told thewrap. Efraim diveroli, a former arms dealer portrayed by jonah hill in the 2016 film, is suing warners for false advertising and unfair competition, among other claims. This is a list of the best jonah hill movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. A cocky arms dealer fleeced the pentagon in war dogs. War dogs new trailer jonah hill and miles teller are. Todd phillips, the director of the hangover trilogy, helms this strangerthanfiction dramedy, which recounts the bizarre but true story of how tw. With its generic hints of the hangover which phillips directed and the. Actor jonah hill plays him in the movie war dogs, based on lawsons work and set to hit screens on aug. The gunrunning true story war dogs is all bark, no bite. David packouz and efraim diveroli at a miami gun range in 2006 top and actors miles teller and jonah hill as the pair in the movie bottom.