Can't wait for this, it looks like a classic.
Agree, I can't see them doing anything wrong, if it's even half the series Band Of Brothers was, it'll be magnificent.
Here's an interesting quote from Spielberg, from that site I posted earlier:
Spielberg Discusses Pacific…and Hints at More War Films!
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Steven Spielberg, Executive Producer of The Pacific, was recently interviewed and discussed the mini-series with film blog website, The Collider.com. When asked about how long it took him to help get Pacific developed, he said the following:
“I would say years. Longer than I actually remember. It was inevitable that we would do The Pacific with HBO because there was such an overwhelming response, not only from the general public that got very involved in Band of Brothers, but we got so much positive mail. At the same time, that mail said, “I was a veteran of the Solomons.” “I fought on Tarawa.” “I was at Midway.” We got so many letters of veterans from the Pacific Theater of Operations, asking us if we could acquit their stories the way we acquitted the stories of the European Theater of Operations.”
Futhermore, when asked about any future plans to develop WWII films, he hinted:
“There are many more stories to tell, and we’re going to tell them.”
What will these films be? Midway? 8th Air Force? German/Russian Theater of War?
Don't think The Pacific will be the end of Spielberg's work on World War Two, looks like he wants to tell the full story of what really happened.
He has a way of humanising events to make them so realistic and moving, to fully bring home the tragedy of what those poor, brave men suffered. He depicts events with a frankness and honesty - all the veterans seem to agree.
Can't wait.
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