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" Two years ago, director Kimberly Peirce cowrote a script called Stop-Loss, about a soldier&amp;#039;s journey to Iraq and back. She cast some of today&amp;#039;s brightest young actors, and with the war raging at home and abroad, she made her movie. Peirce recently rejoined her cast, all of them dressed in this season&amp;#039;s most versatile color, gray, on the outskirts of Los Angeles, with photographer Matt Jones in tow. The following pictures are his, and the handwritten words scattered throughout are hers. The rest of the story belongs to all of us. On Ryan Phillippe: Two-button wool-and-cashmere suit ($1,450) and silk tie ($125) by Calvin Klein Collection; cotton shirt ($95) by DKNY.  &amp;quot;On our first day of shooting our movie&amp;#039;s war scene, Ryan had to lead his men -- Channing, Victor, and Joe -- through a devastating fire fight with humvees and taxis on fire. It so affected the guys that when it came time to do this shoot, we all agreed we had to restage that element of the experience.&amp;quot; On Victor Rasuk: Three-button wool suit ($2,740), cotton shirt ($385), and silk tie ($170) by Prada. On Ryan Phillippe: Two-button wool-and-cashmere suit ($1,450) and silk tie ($125) by Calvin Klein Collection; cotton shirt ($95) by DKNY; leather shoes ($435) by Ermenegildo Zegna. On Channing Tatum: Wool coat ($1,345) and cashmere sweater ($495) by Emporio Armani; silk shirt ($550) and wool trousers ($695) by Giorgio Armani; leather shoes ($595) by Bruno Magli. On Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Two-button wool suit ($3,350) by Bottega Veneta; cotton shirt ($435) and silk tie ($210) by Dolce &amp;amp;amp; Gabbana; leather shoes ($645) by Church&amp;#039;s.  &amp;quot;I was downtown when N.Y. was hit on 9/11. My little brother did two tours of duty in Iraq. We IM&amp;#039;ed most nghts. On his first trip home, he brought back soldier-made videos -- combat footage of the guys set to rock music. After hearing his and other soldiers&amp;#039; stories I knew I had to make a movie about this war from the soldiers&amp;#039; point of view.&amp;quot; On Victor Rasuk: Cashmere coat ($4,450) by Bottega Veneta; cashmere sweater ($850) by Pringle of Scotland.  &amp;quot;Right after Abbie arrived from Australia, we took a crash course in Texas girls. I took her to the busiest dance hall in Austin to meet some local Texans married to or dating soldiers. Before long, I saw her across the room in a crowd of cowboy boots, short skirts, and makeup, two-stepping in a line dance. She had a cowboy hat on, too.&amp;quot; On Ryan Phillippe: Cashmere coat ($3,055) by Alexander McQueen; silk-and-cashmere sweater ($660) by Prada; cotton shirt ($90), Polo by Ralph Lauren. On Channing Tatum: Cashmere coat ($3,650) by Herm\u00E8s; cashmere sweater ($425) by TSE. On Abbie Cornish: Coat by Luisa Beccaria.  &amp;quot;Most common thing I heard from soldiers -- scary is when you hear an explosion and you don&amp;#039;t know what it is.&amp;quot; On Channing Tatum: Wool coat ($1,345) and cashmere sweater ($495) by Emporio Armani; silk shirt ($550) by Giorgio Armani. On Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Two-button wool suit ($3,350) by Bottega Veneta; cotton shirt ($435) and silk tie ($210) by Dolce &amp;amp;amp; Gabbana.  &amp;quot;You can&amp;#039;t see them, but Mamie&amp;#039;s got the best legs.&amp;quot; On Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Wool jacket ($1,895) by Z Zegna; wool sweater ($205) by Pringle of Scotland; cotton shirt ($98) by Lacoste; wool trousers ($195) by DKNY. On Mamie Gummer: Dress by Derek Lam.  &amp;quot;Ryan had to not only depict a real-life soldier; he had to earn his stripes as the leader of the cast -- I was happy to hear that after boot camp let out and the guys descended into mad partying, Ryan carried one drunk actor (who&amp;#039;ll go unnamed) to his hotel and made sure the rest of his men made it home safe.&amp;quot; TOP: On Ryan Phillippe: Two-button three-piece suit ($5,495) by Ralph Lauren Purple Label; cotton shirt ($90), Polo by Ralph Lauren. On Channing Tatum: Two-button wool-flannel suit ($695) by DKNY; cotton shirt ($270) by Dunhill; silk tie ($95) by Jack Spade. On Abbie Cornish: Coat by Robin.  BOTTOM: On Ryan Phillippe: Two-button wool-and-cashmere suit ($1,450) and silk tie ($125) by Calvin Klein Collection; cotton shirt ($95) by DKNY.   On Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Cashmere cardigan ($295), cotton shirt ($95), silk tie ($60), and wool trousers ($195) by DKNY. On Mamie Gummer: Dress by Charlotte Solnicki.   LEFT: On Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Wool jacket ($1,895) by Z Zegna; wool sweater ($205) by Pringle of Scotland; cotton shirt ($98) by Lacoste; wool trousers ($195) by DKNY; shoes ($235) by Johnston &amp;amp;amp; Murphy. RIGHT: On Channing Tatum: Cashmere coat ($3,650) by Herm\u00E8s; cashmere sweater ($425) by TSE.  This story is part of our second annual register of emerging ideas, trends, discoveries, products, people, and obscene gestures you should know about before everyone else does. &amp;amp;lt;&amp;amp;lt; Read Previous * [Back to Esquire 100] * Read Next &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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