Jonah Hill and Miles Teller, break down how they brought the true story of two arms dealers to life in 'War Dogs.'Дirector Todd Phillips told CNN the film is more of a criticism of the government than Diveroli and Packouz. Teller said the arc of the characters from small-time kids in Miami to the massive arms deal was what interested him most - it was 'unimaginable,' he said. 'But he's able to pull all of that stuff off because he's charismatic and able to win people over, so it's this really tricky kind of balance.' 'He's so manipulative and shady and kind of evil,' he said.

AEY, and their careers as arms dealers, ended as tumultuously as it had begun.Hill added that as he dug into the complexities of his character, Diveroli, he became more interested in him.

Since they used email to communicate, their conspiracy to provide illegally obtained weaponry was soon uncovered. Ultimately, however, it was the young menвЂ™s arrogance - not their dysfunctional supply chain - that ended AEYвЂ™s short reign. Between shipments getting seized and agreements being broken, itвЂ™s a miracle the shipments reached their destinations at all. Of course, this was not destined to be the last snag to the trioвЂ™s plan. In a last-ditch attempt to circumvent the law, Podrizki hired local Albanian warehouse workers to repackage all the ammo, thereby doing away with any evidence of their Chinese origins. Unfortunately, Diveroli and his cohorts didnвЂ™t have time to come up with a new plan to source this massive supply. embargo against selling Chinese weaponry, the stockpile was essentially useless. Upon his arrival, however, Podrizki realized something far more devastating: the Albanian ammo was actually manufactured in China. Realizing he had underestimated the cost of fuel when heвЂ™d drawn up the initial contract, Diveroli sent Podrizki to repackage the bullets in lighter containers. Although an agreement was struck, the logistical complications behind packaging and shipping the bullets were ultimately AEYвЂ™s downfall. Unable to cut a deal with Russian suppliers, Diveroli turned to his favorite middle man, Heinrich Thomet, to bargain with the Albanians. While the young dealers were able to fulfill preliminary orders with relative ease, they hit a snag when they received their largest order yet: $49 million in ammunition, including 100 million rounds of AK-47 ammo. While there were many reasons the relative novices won the contract (including the Bush AdministrationвЂ™s efforts to aid small businesses), the most significant were their price points - coming in at $300 million, Diveroli and Packouz lowballed their nearest competitors by at least $50 million. With that in mind, the pair began to scour the FedBizzOpps website for potential contracts on a daily basis.ДЄrming Themselves With The Proper LogisticsДЄ year into their joint business venture, Diveroli and Packouz got the break they were looking for - in the form of an enormous contract with the Pentagon. Early on, Diveroli had made an important realization - rather than chasing a variety of smaller deals, he should target one very big gun: the U.S.

At 18, he founded AEY Inc., the dealership that would make him (however briefly) rich beyond his wildest dreams.ДЄfter bringing Packouz - who had been working as a massage therapist - into his business in 2005, Diveroli shifted his attention from small contracts to larger orders. and worked as an apprentice dealer with his uncle. For Diveroli, arms dealing was a family business - after dropping out of high school in ninth grade he went to L.A. вЂњAt Synagogue,вЂќ notes the Miami New Times, вЂњthe chubby youngster would run up to older neighbors, yank off their yarmulkes, and run away laughing hysterically.вЂќ Although Packouz was four years older than Diveroli, he considered him a close friend - alongside Alex Podrizki, another future arms dealer.ДЄlthough Diveroli dropped out of high school and Packouz barely completed two semesters of college, both young men had ambitions that exceeded their pay grade. Even from a young age, precocious to-be tycoon Diveroli was loathe to play by the rules.

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