Spielberg & Tom Hanks -- Pacific Theater

Liefhebbers van Band of Brothers opgelet...

Steven Spielberg en Tom Hanks gaan opnieuw samen aan de slag. Na het overweldigende succes van Band of Brothers komt er een nieuwe 10-delige miniserie...
Ditmaal over het "Pacific Theatre" oftewel, de oorlog in de Pacific tijdens WO II.
Okinawa, Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, Midway etc...daar zul je dan aan moeten denken
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At 13 hours, the new Tom Hank's and Steven Spielberg telling of the war in the Pacific, can't possibly cover every campaign or tell every service's contribution, says one of the writers for the upcoming HBO mini-series.

According to one of the writers, he plans to follow the interweaving stories of five men throughout the war. He explained that even with the millions of men fighting all over the Pacific Theater, there were countless incidents of men's paths crossing even though they were in different branches of the military.

Unlike the original Band of Brothers, we will also see plenty of action on the home front. This was the last war our country fought when everyone sacrificed, whether in combat, working in defense plants, growing crops or sending their sons, husbands, fathers, and uncles off to fight.

None of the characters will be “based on” or “composites” the writer says. They are real, identifiable people, he says. As they did with Band of Brothers, we will see some of these men as they are today, describing what it was like fighting in the Pacific Campaign. With more than 1,000 World War II vets dying each month, many of those who fought and lived will likely not see the series. Some whose stories are told may pass before it is completed. The writers say it will be hard to match the emotional intensity of Band of Brothers, “but we're going to try,” he says.

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Eind 2005/Begin 2006 zouden de opnames moeten gaan beginnen. Er is echter nog verdomd weinig nieuws over hoe en wat...

Meer links: http://www.spielbergfilms.com/ww2pacificnews.html

http://www.intercot.com/b(...)ic;f=18;t=003909;p=0

http://thehollywoodreport(...)u_content_id=1937935

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374463/

[ Bericht 3% gewijzigd door Frutsel op 28-10-2004 21:01:41 ]

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