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Spielberg & Hanks Select Subject For Next WWII Miniseries
The producing duo of Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks has proven twice in the past that they know how to create powerful WWII miniseries. Both 2001's 'Band of Brothers' and 2010's 'Pacific Rim' were award-winning television events chronicling different facets of the second World War. This success may have something to do with the fact that Spielberg directed Hanks in 1998's Oscar-winning film 'Saving Private Ryan.' Well now it appears they have found the subject for their third HBO miniseries collaboration. The rights have just been acquired to Donald L. Miller's novel 'Masters Of The Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought The Air War Against Nazi Germany.' The new miniseries, which has been in development for a while, would follow several men in "The Mighty Eighth" Air Force squadron, an especially tested group of bombers based in England. There is a possibility that other source material may be added into the mix.
I am incredibly excited for this. 'Band of Brothers' wasn't just good, it revolutionized the way miniseries are constructed and how people perceive them. 'The Pacific,' while not making quite the same impact as 'Band of Brothers,' was still a considerable accomplishment. This new project sounds like the perfect complement to the previous two. Of all the aspects of World War II worth exploring, and there are many, the one that probably interests me the most is the air combat. I haven't read Miller's book, but I can't wait to see what the writers and directors of this upcoming series are able to do with dogfights and bombing raids. It's interesting that, despite the rights for 'Masters of the Air' have been acquired, and apparently will be the primary basis of the new miniseries, that there will possibly be other source materials sought. It's not something that immediately seems standard, but given the nonfiction nature of the materials being adapted, I suppose it makes sense that multiple sources would be necessary, both for narrative completion and to cover as much of the spectrum of the bravery and sacrifice of these soldiers as possible.
What do you guys think? Are you interested in this new miniseries taking shape? Do you think focusing on "The Mighty Eighth" is the right choice for Spielberg and Hank's third foray into WWII miniseries?
Source: Deadline
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Tags: Band of Brothers, Eighth, Hanks, Masters of the Air, Mighty, Spielberg, Steven, The Pacific, Tom, WWII, More…
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Comment by CBright7831 on January 22, 2013 at 7:49am
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I hope Spielberg does a mini-series on WW2 featuring aliens and dinosaurs. He seems to like all three of those subject matters so why the hell not?
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Comment by Billy Tomlinson on January 22, 2013 at 5:41am -
The Mighty Eleventh ?
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Comment by Right Click on January 22, 2013 at 4:30am -
WW2, copyright Spielberg and Hanks.
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Comment by Zgamer on January 21, 2013 at 9:34pm -
It's The Pacific, not Pacific Rim. Might want to correct that.
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Comment by Richard Evans on January 21, 2013 at 8:42pm -
I liked The Pacific but i love the Band Of Brothers. I think Steven and Hanks should look into a Halo Miniseries. Just think about it =, the whole base is the same.. It's a war game, and Steven does great war films, or scenes. I think it can be done, But i'm big fan for halo, meaning if they decide to do it, and not have master cheif, I'm cool with that.
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Comment by Jojotogi on January 21, 2013 at 8:15pm -
@ D
Russia has a film industry that's more than capable of producing films that chronicle their nation's contribution to WWII. They've already made several of historical films about it. And if they want to make a miniseries about it, more power to them. Let American filmmakers stick to making film's about the American's experience of the war.
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Comment by Mst3kFan on January 21, 2013 at 5:16pm -
Wait, Spielberg and Hanks did Pacific Rim? ;^)
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Comment by Winner of Red Shirt Survivor on January 21, 2013 at 4:35pm -
...I wish that Spielberg did a WWII Mini Series of Pacific Rim with Giant Robots. That would be so beautiful.
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Comment by C.H. Gorog on January 21, 2013 at 4:09pm -
Interesting news!
*Psst* Spill crew! It's The Pacific. Pacific Rim is about giant monsters and mechs fighting each other, which is what I would have loved World War 2 to be about, but sadly, it's not the case.
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Comment by D on January 21, 2013 at 2:20pm -
There should definitely be a miniseries about Russian involvement in WW II since they did most of the fighting during the war.Americans came to the party pretty late and by that time,As Winston Churchill wrote: "It was the Russian army who tore the guts out of the German war machine." .Not saying the US involvement was not important but Russians seem to get overlooked for the most part and considering their sacrifices and actual impact on the outcome of the war it's not fair.It's also not accurate in terms of history.
But this series will probably be up to standard.Although I doubt it will manage to surpass Band of Brothers.
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