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Old 2003-08-10, 07:40 PM   [Ignore Me] #1
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'Band of Brothers' Team Heads for Pacific Theater


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.


The production is expected to require a "Brothers"-type budget of more than $100 million.


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.


There is no deal for McKenna, and negotiations haven't started for the scribe to board the project, but sources said the principals are discussing scheduling and how much it would cost to hire McKenna for what would be a long-term assignment.


Currently a hot writer on the film front, McKenna is adapting Marvel Comics' "Hands of Shang Chi" for DreamWorks and recently closed a deal to adapt the upcoming nonfiction book "The Perfect Mile" for Universal Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment and Kennedy/Marshall.


The "Pacific Theater Project" is not based on any existing source material but is expected to follow a company of soldiers through the island campaign, just as "Brothers" viewed the European campaign from D-Day forward through the eyes of Easy Company of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division.


The multiepisode "Brothers," based on the book by historian Stephen E. Ambrose, proved to be an awards circuit favorite after it aired on HBO in 2001. It was nominated for 19 Emmys and earned six, including a trophy for outstanding miniseries.

Woot!!

If you haven't seen Band Of Brothers, get a bunch of popcorn, soda, chips and prepare to spend 10 hours watching the 10 part mini-series. It is awesome, sort of like saving private ryan except with a much deeper story line and really awesome characters.
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Old 2003-08-10, 07:46 PM   [Ignore Me] #2
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still good to hear and i'll want 4 sure
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Old 2003-08-10, 07:47 PM   [Ignore Me] #3
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Press release was July 21
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Old 2003-08-10, 07:49 PM   [Ignore Me] #4
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I have the whole mini-series on DVD. An excellent piece of filmwork in my opinion. I haven't heard this news til now and am very excited for this to happen. It looks like filming won't start for this til late next year. I can't wait to see this new series.
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Old 2003-08-10, 07:54 PM   [Ignore Me] #5
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bleh i still havent seen all the DVD's
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Old 2003-08-10, 08:32 PM   [Ignore Me] #6
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Hamma, you owe it to yourself to go out and buy the miniseries, you definitely won't regret it, i didn't
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Old 2003-08-10, 08:52 PM   [Ignore Me] #7
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I could send them to ya Hamma. As long as I get them back
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Old 2003-08-10, 09:14 PM   [Ignore Me] #9
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That's awesome! Band of Brothers was one of the best viewing experiences I've ever had, if not the best. The way the scenes were shot, the character development and the unwinding story of the World War II (which is all true, to boot) is just unbelievable.

I await this new series greatly!
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Old 2003-08-11, 03:02 AM   [Ignore Me] #10
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Originally posted by Thrik
That's awesome! Band of Brothers was one of the best viewing experiences I've ever had, if not the best. The way the scenes were shot, the character development and the unwinding story of the World War II (which is all true, to boot) is just unbelievable.

I await this new series greatly!
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Old 2003-08-11, 07:55 AM   [Ignore Me] #11
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YES! I loved the book and mini series! I hope this one is based on true people and real events also.
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Old 2003-08-11, 01:03 PM   [Ignore Me] #12
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Same here Nav. Thats what made Band of Brothers so meaningful to me... knowing these men really went through that shit. Especially Bastogne....
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I own the entire box set just havent watched it
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My grandfather got his leg blown off in the korean war, his leg was torn off just above the knee and he was blown 20 feet backwards into a tree.
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really, hamma? lol, watch it already, you'll enjoy it
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