Brad Pitt filmed War Machine scenes in London

Brad Pitt stars in the absurdist War Machine, opening on May 26th in UK cinemas and on Netflix. Addington Palace, a Palladian mansion in Croydon, hosted some of the filming over two days in September and October 2015.

The film is described as part reality, part parody, with Pitt depicting a born leader’s march into folly.

The Addington Palace scenes involve Sir Ben Kingsley, playing Afghan President Karzai, with Pitt, who’s in the role of General Glen McMahon, based on real-life general Stanley McChrystal. McChrystal’s career in Afghanistan ended after he featured in Rolling Stone magazine expose The Runaway General.

Addington Palace features in the trailer where Pitt tells Kingsley, as Karzai, that Nato is about to embark on a new direction to build Afghanistan into a free and prosperous nation. Kingsley replies, “Sounds a lot like the old direction.”