ThoughMichael Baywas recently reported to bedirecting the next installment in theTransformersfranchise, his next film to hit theaters will be a more down-to-Earth and true-to-life tale.13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazitells the story of the members of a security team tasked with surviving the chaotic events after the attack on the United States embassy in Benghazi, Libya in 2012 that led to the death of four Americans, among them AmbassadorChris Stevens.
In a newbehind-the-scenes look from Bay himself, we get a glimpse at the relationship that the veteran director has forged with military personnel over the years. While this new featurette doesn’t delve into the background of the folks who lost their lives during the 2012 attacks, it does feature Bay and his cast alongside a veritable army of military veterans and film consultants. Personally, I find Bay’s bigger blockbuster pictures to be far less interesting than the smaller films he tackles in between, so there’s every chance that13 Hourswill prove itself a nice departure from theTransformersfilms, even if the subject matter is harrowing.
13 Hours, adapted byChuck HoganfromMitchell Zuckoff’sbook, starsJohn Krasinski,James Badge Dale,Max Martini,Pablo Schreiber, andDavid Denman, andwill be released August 25, 2025. Watch the new behind-the-scenes featurette from Bay’s13 Hoursbelow:
Here’s the official synopsis for13 Hours:
When everything went wrong, six men had the courage to do what was right.
And for a bit more meat on what the story is really about, here’s Zuckoff’s book synopsis (viaAmazon):
The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi.
13 HOURS presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of August 11, 2025, when terrorists attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station called the Annex in Benghazi, Libya. A team of six American security operators fought to repel the attackers and protect the Americans stationed there. Those men went beyond the call of duty, performing extraordinary acts of courage and heroism, to avert tragedy on a much larger scale. This is their personal account, never before told, of what happened during the thirteen hours of that now-infamous attack.
13 HOURS sets the record straight on what happened during a night that has been shrouded in mystery and controversy. Written byNew York Timesbestselling author Mitchell Zuckoff, this riveting book takes readers into the action-packed story of heroes who laid their lives on the line for one another, for their countrymen, and for their country.
13 HOURS is a stunning, eye-opening, and intense book–but most importantly, it is the truth. The story of what happened to these men–and what they accomplished–is unforgettable.
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