"War Machine" is adapted from the best-selling book "Manipulators: The Terrible Inside Story of the Afghan War" by the late journalist Michael Hastings. The film will focus on the US military-industrial complex in the form of black humor. The core character in the original book is a four-star general based on Stanley McChrystal, the former top commander of US troops in Afghanistan. It is reported that Brad Pitt will play this role, who planned and launched the Afghan war. In order to win this "impossible" war with a new method, the general and his subordinates have taken great pains. On the one hand, they have to lead the international alliance, control military needs and Washington's military policies, meet the reporting needs of the media, and spend energy on "managing the war"-to keep in touch with people on the battlefield at all times.