---
title: "Here’s your first look at the official poster for ‘The Outpost’"
date: "2020-05-28"
modified: "2020-05-28"
authors:
  - name: "James Clark"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/the-outpost-movie-poster/"
categories:
  - "Afghanistan War"
  - "Culture"
  - "Entertainment"
  - "History"
  - "Past Conflicts"
---

# Here’s your first look at the official poster for ‘The Outpost’

![](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/theoutpost_112-3.jpg>)

On Oct. 3, 2009, a handful of American soldiers beat back an overwhelming Taliban attack on Combat Outpost Keating, a remote and exposed position in eastern Afghanistan.

Though they ultimately won the day, the price was high: eight Americans were killed, and 27 were wounded. The battle [resulted in two Medals of Honor](<https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/medal-of-honor-romesha-carter/>), awarded to Staff Sgt. Clint Romesha and Spc. Ty Carter, as well as a deluge of awards for heroism, making Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment [one of the most decorated units of the war in Afghanistan](<https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2019/10/05/these-two-medal-of-honor-recipients/>).

The Battle of Kamdesh, as it came to be called, is undoubtedly a story of bravery and sacrifice, but it's also one of hubris and command incompetence, that begs the question: Why were such extreme acts of valor necessary?

That story will be getting the silver screen treatment this summer, and we've got a first look at the film's new poster:

Directed by Rod Lurie, an Army veteran himself, *The Outpost* is based on the best-selling book of the same name by CNN anchor Jake Tapper.

*The Outpost* will be in theaters and available On Demand July 3, and stars Scott Eastwood as Romesha and Caleb Landry Jones as Carter — who also appears in the movie. They are joined by Orlando Bloom (*Lord of The Rings, Pirates of the Carribean*) who plays Capt. Ben Keating.

Fathom Events and Screen Media will release the film on 500 screens for a premiere event on July 2, followed by a theatrical rollout at 100 theaters across the country.

**RELATED: [The trailer just dropped for 'The Outpost' — a new movie about one of the bloodiest battles of the Afghan War](<https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/the-outpost-movie-trailer/>)**

## Author
James Clark is the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. He is a former Marine and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan.

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