CS sits down with the 13 Hours cast and three of the men behind the harrowing true story
While Michael Bay‘s name may be synonymous with the hugely successful Transformers franchise, this Friday sees the release of a very different film from the blockbuster director. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi tells the true story of the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack on a US State Department Special Mission Compound in Benghazi, Libya and of the men that rose to defend the lives of those stationed there. ComingSoon.net recently had the opportunity to sit down with both the 13 Hours cast and with three of the real-life heroes who gave their all.
From Paramount Pictures, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is based on Mitchell Zuckoff‘s book and features an adapted screenplay by Chuck Hogan (The Town). The 13 Hours cast includes John Krasinksi as Jack Silva, James Badge Dale as Tyrone “Rone” Woods, Pablo Schreiber as Kris “Tanto” Paronto, David Denman as Dave “Boon” Benton, Domininc Fumusa as John “Tig” Tiegen and Max Martini as Mark “Oz” Geist. In the player below, you can check out thoughts from all six about what it took to bring the powerful story to life. There’s also insight from the actual Tiegen, Paronto and Geist, all of whom clearly made it out of Benghazi with their sense of humor intact.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi arrives in theaters this Friday, January 15, 2016. If you missed them, you can check out both Red Band and Green Band trailers for the film as well as a recently-released behind-the-scenes featurette.
The 13 Hours cast also includes Alexia Barlier, David Costabile, Peyman Moaadi and Matt Letscher.
Are you going to check out 13 Hours in theaters? Let us know in the comments below!
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Max Martini plays Mark "Oz" Geist in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to right: John Krasinski plays Jack Silva and Pablo Schreiber plays Kris "Tanto" Paronto in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Matt Letscher plays Ambassador Stevens in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Director Michael Bay on the set of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to right: John Krasinski, James Badge Dale and Director Michael Bay on the set of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to right: David Denman plays Dave "Boon" Benton, John Krasinski plays Jack Silva, Pablo Schreiber plays Kris "Tanto" Paronto and Max Martini plays Mark "Oz" Geist in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Max Martini plays Mark "Oz" Geist in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to right: David Costabile plays Station Chief, James Badge Dale plays Tyrone "Rone" Woods and John Krasinski plays Jack Silva in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to right: Dominic Fumusa plays John "Tig" Tiegen and John Krasinski plays Jack Silva in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
John Krasinski plays Jack Silva in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to right: Director Michael Bay, Mark "Oz" Geist, Author Mitchell Zuckoff and John "Tig" Tiegen on the set of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Pablo Schreiber plays Kris "Tanto" Paronto in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to right: John Krasinski, Director Michael Bay, Dominic Fumusa, James Badge Dale, Pablo Schreiber and David Denman on the set of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to right: Director Michael Bay and Pablo Schreiber on the set of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
John Krasinski plays Jack Silva in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
John Krasinski plays Jack Silva in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Dominic Fumusa plays John "Tig" Tiegen in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to right: Demetrius Grosse plays DS Dave Ubben, David Giuntoli plays DS Scott Wickland and John Krasinski plays Jack Silva in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
David Denman plays Dave "Boon" Benton in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to right: Director Michael Bay and John Krasinski on the set of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
John Krasinski plays Jack Silva in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
John Krasinski plays Jack Silva in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
James Badge Dale plays Tyrone "Rone" Woods in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Alexia Barlier plays Sona Julliani in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to right: Pablo Schreiber plays Kris "Tanto" Paronto and David Denman plays Dave "Boon" Benton in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to right: Christopher Dingli plays Sean Smith, Matt Letscher plays Ambassador Stevens and David Giuntoli plays DS Scott Wickland in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to Right: David Denman plays Dave "Boon" Benton, John Krasinski plays Jack Silva, Dominic Fumusa plays John "Tig" Tiegen and Pablo Schreiber plays Kris "Tanto" Paronto in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to Right: Pablo Schreiber plays Kris "Tanto" Paronto, John Krasinski plays Jack Silva, David Denman plays Dave "Boon" Benton and Dominic Fumusa plays John "Tig" Tiegen in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to right: Pablo Schreiber plays Kris "Tanto" Paronto and David Denman plays Dave "Boon" Benton in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
James Badge Dale plays Tyrone "Rone" Woods in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
James Badge Dale plays Tyrone "Rone" Woods in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
James Badge Dale plays Tyrone "Rone" Woods in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
James Badge Dale plays Tyrone "Rone" Woods in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Pablo Schreiber plays Kris "Tanto" Paronto in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Pablo Schreiber plays Kris "Tanto" Paronto on the set of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Pablo Schreiber plays Kris "Tanto" Paronto in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
David Denman plays Dave "Boon" Benton in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Dominic Fumusa plays John "Tig" Tiegen in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Dominic Fumusa plays John "Tig" Tiegen in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Alexia Barlier plays Sona Julliani in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Left to right: David Costabile plays Station Chief and James Badge Dale plays Tyrone "Rone" Woods in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Toby Stephens plays Glen Doherty in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Toby Stephens plays Glen Doherty in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment / Bay Films in theatres January 15, 2016.
