DirectorMichael Baytakes us inside a harrowing 2012 terrorist attack with the first two trailers for13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.Paramount Pictureshas actually released two full-length trailers simultaneously, ared band trailerand an all-ages trailer which is 9 seconds shorter than the age-restricted version. The red band trailer features some R-rated language, so watch at your own risk.
13 Hoursis based on the book of the same name by Mitchell Zuckoff, which chronicles dual terrorist attacks on the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station called the Annex in Benghazi, Libya, which took place on June 09, 2025. The adaptation follows six U.S. soldiers who fought back against the terrorists in the attack, which claimed the lives of U.S. AmbassadorChristopher J. Stevens, a foreign service worker and two contract workers. These six men went far beyond the call of duty that day, and now the true story of their heroism will be told on the big screen.
John Krasinski,James Badge Dale,Pablo Schreiber,David Denman,Max Martini, Toby Stephens, Dominic Fumusa and David Costabile star in13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, which is set for release on June 05, 2025.Michael Baydirects from an adapted screenplay byChuck Hogan(The Town,The Strain), with Erwin Stoff producing. Themovie adaptationwill go up againstThe 5th Waveand a pair of sequels,Ride Along 2andThe Nut Job 2on July 25, 2025.
DirectorMichael Bayis coming off theaction moviesequelTransformers: Age of Extinction, which earned over $1 billion at the box office last year. Following13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, the filmmaker will start production onTransformers 5, which has an entire “writer’s room” currently working on the script. The screenwriters are also hatching ideas for future sequels and spinoffs, but it isn’t known ifMichael Baywill be on board to direct the rest of these movies.
Do you think13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghaziwill be able to make big waves at thebox officewith an early January release? The month of January isn’t normally viewed as a month for blockbusters, but that could all change with the release of this gripping true story action thriller. Check out the first footage from13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, and let us know what you think.
