How ‘War Machine’ was made

April 22, 2026

Behind the scenes of the new Netflix film.

Issue #54 of befores & afters magazine is now out and covers the visual effects of War Machine.

DIGITAL MAGAZINE members can download the issue right now from the shop post.

War Machine tells the story of a group of Army Ranger recruits—led by 81 (Alan Ritchson)—whose training mission turns deadly when they encounter a crashed alien craft that turns out to be a relentless mechanized killer. As they’re hunted down, 81 must overcome his past and find a way to stop the threat. The sci-fi actioner is one of those films that doesn’t slow down, with the Rangers always having to stay ahead of the machine, whether that be in the forests of Colorado, along a river, or in highly rocky terrains.

The issue includes in-depth interviews with production visual effects supervisor Raymond McIntyre Jr., special effects supervisor Peter Stubbs, and visual effects and animation supervisors from Framestore, Rising Sun Pictures and FIN VFX.

You can also grab the issue in PRINT from Amazon (that’s the US store, make sure you try your local Amazon store, too).

Here’s the links to various Amazon stores:

USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GY1LY23M

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GY1LY23M

Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GY1LY23M

Germany: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GY1LY23M

France: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0GY1LY23M

Spain: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0GY1LY23M

Italy: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0GY1LY23M

Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0GY1LY23M

Japan: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0GY1LY23M

Sweden: https://www.amazon.se/dp/B0GY1LY23M

Poland: https://www.amazon.pl/dp/B0GY1LY23M

Netherlands: https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B0GY1LY23M

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