There has been a few rumours circulating that Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg were set to join forces again for HBO following the huge success of 2001’s Band Of Brothers and The Pacific from 2010. Now, THR have revealed that it is happening and due to be called Masters Of The Air, which is based on Donald L. Miller’s non-fiction book: Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany.
It’s perfect ground for Hanks and Spielberg, who have an extensive history with such source material and I’m sure they’ll want to portray it in the right way, as both legends have a lot of respect and understanding for WWII. Gary Goetzman will join the two in producing, as he co-owns Playtone – Tom Hanks production company – together with Amblin Television for HBO.
On writing duties, Graham Yost is being scouted, he’s the creator of Justified but also contributed to writing episodes of The Pacific and Band of Brothers. The previous two series were a massive success with critical and public opinion, winning awards and creating outstanding ensemble casts that included the likes of Damian Lewis, Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender, Colin Hanks, Simon Pegg and more…it’ll be interesting to see who they gather for this outing which, of course, is in the very early stages!
For more information on the book, you can pick your copy up via this link on Amazon.
Source: THR
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