Author Topic: 'Band of Brothers' Team Heads for Pacific Theater (Read 696 times)

10Bears · « **on:** July 21, 2003, 11:55:24 AM »

Yo Nash, Funked,

Wanna do something fun and get paid for it?

Write some dialog for BoB-pac

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Steven Spielberg (news), Tom Hanks (news) and Gary Goetzman -- the Emmy-winning creative team behind "Band of Brothers" -- are mounting a new 10-part World War II mini-series centered on battles in the Pacific theater.

DreamWorks confirmed that the project, being referred to as the "Untitled World War II Pacific Theater Project," is in the early stages of development, with a deal being finalized for HBO to serve as a partner in the mini-series.

Whoa

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Screenwriter Bruce McKenna, who penned several installments of the first miniseries and picked up a Writers Guild of America Award for his work, already has held numerous creative meetings with Spielberg and Goetzman and is expected to become the head writer.

Hmmm...

Yahoo

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2003, 12:09:29 PM »

Cool news. I already have the BoB box set at the top of my list for Santa come Xmas.

Hortlund · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2003, 12:23:07 PM »

wohoo!!

You know, some day when I get stinking ritch, you can expect a "saving Gefreiter Hoffman"-movie, followed by a 20 part miniseries called "Barbarossa to Berlin" or something...

Furball · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2003, 12:53:03 PM »

I wish they would do a mini-series on a b-17 crew or something instead!

WestyAH · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2003, 01:12:23 PM »

I'm looking forward to it. I still haven't seen the original series yet but I'm looking forward (backward?) to watching that too. Thanks for the heads-up!

Eagler · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2003, 01:36:57 PM »

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Originally posted by Furball
I wish they would do a mini-series on a b-17 crew or something instead!

battle of britian - maybe on the 1st american eagle squadron

SunKing · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2003, 01:59:29 PM »

Oh please don't cast Nicholas Cage or Bruce Willus for this one...

Hortlund · « **Reply #7 on:** July 21, 2003, 02:03:22 PM »

Hey, as long as Segal doesnt show his face there, Im satisfied.

Furball · « **Reply #8 on:** July 21, 2003, 04:06:17 PM »

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Originally posted by Eagler
battle of britian - maybe on the 1st american eagle squadron

I was gonna say that, but you think the majority of the american audience would go for a series based on the RAF?

Steve · « **Reply #9 on:** July 21, 2003, 04:12:22 PM »

Sure Furball. After that historically inaccurate mess that was "Pearl Harbor" we are thirsting for an accurate piece. Why would we care if it was based on the exploits of our beloved English brethren?

Furball · « **Reply #10 on:** July 21, 2003, 04:15:22 PM »

Cool, wish they would do it then! My POV was just they would like to make as much money as possible from making the series, and i thought that quite a large number of people over there would be put off by the fact that its not America doing the fighting.

lazs2 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2003, 05:57:13 PM »

BOB? ok but they gotta be American actors so that they don't have accents and no mr cage!
lazs

Hortlund · « **Reply #12 on:** July 21, 2003, 05:59:19 PM »

Tom Hanks would be an excellent BOB-pilot...

Nash · « **Reply #13 on:** July 21, 2003, 06:29:23 PM »

What the hell are you talking about 10B?

majic · « **Reply #14 on:** July 21, 2003, 07:32:07 PM »

Sweet!

edit: eek! 666th post.