Band of Brothers. An epic series that most know and love, a series that portrays WW2 in Europe very accurately. It makes you laugh, cry, and good feeling.
Well, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Gary Goetzman are at it again with....
:siren: THE PACIFIC :siren:
Filming began in Melbourne, Australia back in August 2007, and will be coming to TV's near you in March 2010.
The story isn't to follow Easy company like Band of Brothers, but the 1st Marine Division. The series is going to go through Guadalcanal, Okinawa, Iwo Jima, and many other islands in the Pacific campaign.
FAMED COMPOSER HANS ZIMMER WILL BE MAKING THE MUSIC FOR THE SERIES Good ol' Hans made the music for many famous movies including:
Band of Brothers The Thin Red Line Gladiator The Dark Knight The Lion King Rain Man The Last Samurai The Da Vinci code Frost/Nixon The Rock Black Hawk Down Cast Away and many more.
The cast are these guys
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Joseph Mazzello - as - Corporal Eugene "Sledgehammer" Sledge Jon Seda - as - Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone James Badge Dale - as - Private First Class Robert Leckie William Sadler - as - Colonel Lewis "Chesty" Puller Isabel Lucas - as - Gwen Penny McNamee - as - Hope Cariba Heine - as - Phyllis Jacob Pitts - as - Bill "Hoosier" Smith Ashton Holmes - as - Sid Phillips Nikolai Nikolaeff - as - Rear Echelon Man Brendan Fletcher - as - Bill Leyden Matt Craven - as - Dr. Grant Nathan Corddry - as - Private Loudmouth Rami Malek - as - Merriell "Snafu" Shelton Matthew Dale - as - Sergeant John Marmet Damon Herriman - as - Merrin Grant Cartwright - as - Captain Midnight Ben Esler - as - Pfc. Charles "Chuck" Tatum Joshua Close - as - Edward Sledge Jon Bernthal - as - Manuel Rodriguez Gary Sweet - as - Haney Martin McCann- as - Corporal Robert V. Burgin Keith Nobbs - as - "Runner" Leon Ford - as - Lieutenant Edward "Hillbilly" Jones Freddie Joe Farnsworth - as - Lieutenant "Stumpy" Stanley Simon Bossell - as - Doc Stern Tom Budge - as - Ronnie Gibson Braydn Michael - as - Robert Marshall Scott Gibson - as - Captain Andrew "Ack Ack" Haldane Joshua Biton - as - Sergeant J. P. Morgan Josh Helman - as - Lou "Chuckler" Juergens David Ludlow - as - Pvt. Lil'One Frank Lee - as - Chuck "Cho" Yang Henry Nixon - as - Lieutenant Hugh "Ivy League" Corrigan Dwight Braswell - as - Steve Evanson Anna Torv - as - (uncredited) Mauricio Merino Jr - as - Handyboy Karl Cottee - as - Corporal Pegg Claire van der Boom - as - Stella Mark Trezise - as LVT Driver Ashley Zukerman - as - Lt. Mac Annie Parisse - as - Lena Dylan Hyne - as- Pvt. Packer
Been looking forward to this for a while, I don't think I'll be able to relate to the characters as well as Band of brothers, but there's some good actors up there.
Bates [6th AB] On Leave: Hey mate, it's me Stuka. Sorry about everything last time, I realised how much of a prick I was, shits happened since then so I've changed. Really sorry.
Eagle: It's okay bruv hows the clan?
Bates [6th AB] On Leave: Ye good, so you still a fat prick?
Its total BS that its only airing on Sky Movies. I really don't want to torrent it 9th Para Bn., A Company 1st Platoon - Platoon Sergeant Sergeant A. Barnes
Agreed Barnes, we should write a fucking complaint and get the rights to BBC or atleast back to HBO because they have deals with BBC...
I dont think it will be as good as BoB, thats not possible and with the involment of women in this movie, I think it will be a bit over the top with the "Lonely soldiers + women = Awquard silence" (Dont know how to spell awquard)
Corporal Derrick Alvarez 6th Airborne Division 3rd Parachute Brigade 9th Parachute Battalion Able Company MG Trainer 1st Platoon, 2nd Section IC
BoB had small parts where women played a non-physical role, like when Nixon becomes depressed and relies heavily on alcohol after his wife leaves him.
Anyway, like we were discussing before, Alvarez. The Pacific theater was a lot more horrible, the Japanese would throw themselves into death, appearing from anywhere. It probably did a number to a soldier's mentality.
Besides, they're only focusing more on women because it's based on 3 people this time. I have to say, I didn't like that
I just hope they pull of the "Easy Company" icon they so sucessfully created in BoB. I think the first episode should be based in a USMC training camp (I'm 99% sure its based around Marines) like BoB did with Toccoa.
This sounds like more of a series about the soldiers, rather than what BoB did, telling us the story of Easy. I think this one will definately be more movie like though.
ps: I do hope for Fisher's sake theres some memorable quote in it 9th Para Bn., A Company 1st Platoon - Platoon Sergeant Sergeant A. Barnes
