Band of Brothers team goes to the Pacific, 'bout damn time.

yetix · 07-21-2003, 03:44 PM

http://www.msnbc.com/news/941838.asp?0si=-

finally, maybe we'll get a decent Pacific Theater story told.

*edit* here's a little more from Variety:
Playtone partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman will reteam with "Band of Brothers" collaborator Steven Spielberg to mount a 10-part HBO miniseries about the American battle against the Japanese in the Pacific.
The mini will be made under the DreamWorks banner. "Band of Brothers" was based on Stephen Ambrose's bestselling account of the 506th Airborne Division's experiences after landing in France on D-Day. The new project, which is in its most nascent stages, will be an original creation not based on a book.

Project will be spearheaded by Bruce McKenna, who won a Writers Guild Award for an episode of "Band of Brothers." McKenna is expected to begin outlining the episodes with Hanks and Spielberg, right after completes adapting "The Perfect Mile" for Frank Marshall to direct at Universal and Spyglass. Based on an upcoming book by Neal Bascomb, "The Perfect Mile" chronicles the struggle in 1954 by three premier runners to be the first to run a mile in under four minutes (Daily Variety, July 15).

The WWII mini is a project Hanks and Goetzman will tackle after they mount a 13-part mini about the American Revolutionary War that is based on the David McCullough book "John Adams." Scribe Kirk Ellis is writing the bible of how the episodes will unfold before writers are hired to script them.

Counting "John Adams," the WWII Pacific project will be Hanks' fourth HBO mini. He first teamed with Imagine's Brian Grazer and Ron Howard on 1998's "From the Earth to the Moon," which won the Emmy for outstanding miniseries.

TEXAS NIGHTMARE · 07-21-2003, 03:48 PM

Thats some good news, they should do a good job on that.

Rabbit · 07-21-2003, 04:24 PM

HOLY S*&*! I can't wait....

Blitz · 07-21-2003, 04:31 PM

they still have to make a decent movie covering the battles in Africa, yet who would make the perfect Rommel?

Rabbit · 07-21-2003, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Blitz

they still have to make a decent movie covering the battles in Africa, yet who would make the perfect Rommel?

Gene Harris...

Đemðlitiðn_Man · 07-21-2003, 06:30 PM

Cool... i hope they make this just as good if not better then windtalkers.

yetix · 07-21-2003, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerTank

Cool... i hope they make this just as good if not better then windtalkers.

i don't think we'll be dissapointed with this team working on it.
windtalkers had a "made for tv" vibe, this will have to be better.

maverick514 · 07-21-2003, 07:07 PM

It will be a lot better, but I think it will be around 3-5 years before we see this. Still, finally a good team has come together for the men of the Pacific.

Mephisto · 07-21-2003, 07:10 PM

I still havnt seen all of the first episodes, ill have to make sure i dont miss these

cam · 07-21-2003, 07:51 PM

Oh man that was an awsome series, i watched that every sunday, i told my brother they should have made a pacific theartre to, i guess they took my advice, lol well it should be good!

Mephisto · 07-21-2003, 09:06 PM

what makes me think cams sig wont last long...

yetix · 07-21-2003, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blitz

they still have to make a decent movie covering the battles in Africa, yet who would make the perfect Rommel?

Quote:

Originally Posted by urseus

I swear to god, somone really needs to make a movie about Rommel. Ed Harris would be 200% the rite guy for the job. Hes got the eyes, the smarts, and he even looks like rommel. Think how awsome it would be to see this massive CG desert battlefield with tanks and such.

Blitz · 07-21-2003, 10:21 PM

I don't think he would make a good Rommel. He doesnt look "german" enough. In the movie Enemy at the gates he did and Okay job representing a german sniper. But with out the accent and the "look" he just woudln't cut it to be rommel.

Copperhead · 07-21-2003, 10:43 PM

Man, it would be tough finding an actor to do Rommel, he has those high cheekbones that make him look sort of skeletal, no actors i can think of can match that profile.

cam · 07-21-2003, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mephisto

what makes me think cams sig wont last long...

i dont know what makes you think that?

What about Patton, wasnt that sumwhat based in africa? i thought that was a pretty good movie, i have yet to go out and buy it though

urseus · 07-22-2003, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yetix

Quote:

Originally Posted by urseus

I swear to god, somone really needs to make a movie about Rommel. Ed Harris would be 200% the rite guy for the job. Hes got the eyes, the smarts, and he even looks like rommel. Think how awsome it would be to see this massive CG desert battlefield with tanks and such.

Sounds like a smart fella.

yetix · 07-22-2003, 12:19 AM

yeah even from the profit manic/soul-sucking hollywood types,
there's still a lot of gold in good WW2 stories.

a whole new movie "mini-genre" could be the AMAZING technological leaps and human efforts.

think about it: computers, missles, engineering, communications, massive radar networks, code breaking done by amazing mathematicians...nukes.
these guys did incredible work, and save one recent film, they go untold.

CJMello63 · 07-22-2003, 12:36 AM

I thought they were going to make Ghost Soldiers? Rangers on a rescue mission in the Phillipines.

maverick514 · 07-22-2003, 12:59 AM

Has anyone ever heard of/seen the movie called the "Cross if Iron". James Coulbern (sp?) plays in it. Apparently, as my PC Gamer said. it was a good movie that actually used real t-34s and tigers, unlike the great movie Patton (scott was an awesome Patton)

melee · 07-22-2003, 01:26 AM

oh almost makes me want to beg parents for HBO. we had it when orignal aired, but now we have basic. Oh well I am sure it will be alll over the net.

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yetix Major Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bob's Panzer Garage, BFE Arkansas Posts: 3,191	Band of Brothers team goes to the Pacific, 'bout damn time. http://www.msnbc.com/news/941838.asp?0si=- finally, maybe we'll get a decent Pacific Theater story told. edit here's a little more from Variety: Playtone partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman will reteam with "Band of Brothers" collaborator Steven Spielberg to mount a 10-part HBO miniseries about the American battle against the Japanese in the Pacific. The mini will be made under the DreamWorks banner. "Band of Brothers" was based on Stephen Ambrose's bestselling account of the 506th Airborne Division's experiences after landing in France on D-Day. The new project, which is in its most nascent stages, will be an original creation not based on a book. Project will be spearheaded by Bruce McKenna, who won a Writers Guild Award for an episode of "Band of Brothers." McKenna is expected to begin outlining the episodes with Hanks and Spielberg, right after completes adapting "The Perfect Mile" for Frank Marshall to direct at Universal and Spyglass. Based on an upcoming book by Neal Bascomb, "The Perfect Mile" chronicles the struggle in 1954 by three premier runners to be the first to run a mile in under four minutes (Daily Variety, July 15). The WWII mini is a project Hanks and Goetzman will tackle after they mount a 13-part mini about the American Revolutionary War that is based on the David McCullough book "John Adams." Scribe Kirk Ellis is writing the bible of how the episodes will unfold before writers are hired to script them. Counting "John Adams," the WWII Pacific project will be Hanks' fourth HBO mini. He first teamed with Imagine's Brian Grazer and Ron Howard on 1998's "From the Earth to the Moon," which won the Emmy for outstanding miniseries. __________________

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Blitz Sergeant First Class Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 490	I don't think he would make a good Rommel. He doesnt look "german" enough. In the movie Enemy at the gates he did and Okay job representing a german sniper. But with out the accent and the "look" he just woudln't cut it to be rommel.

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Copperhead Major Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,661	Man, it would be tough finding an actor to do Rommel, he has those high cheekbones that make him look sort of skeletal, no actors i can think of can match that profile.

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yetix Major Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bob's Panzer Garage, BFE Arkansas Posts: 3,191	yeah even from the profit manic/soul-sucking hollywood types, there's still a lot of gold in good WW2 stories. a whole new movie "mini-genre" could be the AMAZING technological leaps and human efforts. think about it: computers, missles, engineering, communications, massive radar networks, code breaking done by amazing mathematicians...nukes. these guys did incredible work, and save one recent film, they go untold. __________________

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