The Pacific (Followup to Band of Brothers)

[nitteo]

I hope Band of Brothers comes out in BD!

BoB is by far my favorite mini-series. Here is the rumored follow up by the same producer:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pacific_(miniseries)

The Pacific is being spearheaded by Bruce McKenna, who was one of the main writers on Band of Brothers. Hugh Ambrose, the son of Band of Brothers author Stephen Ambrose, will serve as a project consultant.

Anyone else excited?

[blujacket]

Originally Posted by nitteo

I hope Band of Brothers comes out in BD! BoB is by far my favorite mini-series. Here is the rumored follow up by the same producer:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pacific_(miniseries)

Anyone else excited?

Can't wait to get BoB on Blu. Im sure The Pacific will be awesome as well.

[JJ]

Definitely excited.

[Beta Man]

I never got into Band of Brothers....... so I think I'll thoroughly enjoy netflixing them..... how many episodes on each disk?

[JJ]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I never got into Band of Brothers....... so I think I'll thoroughly enjoy netflixing them..... how many episodes on each disk?

Two, hour each. Well worth the buy if you are into that stuff...my history buff self was all over those like a fly on sorbet.

[Psychonaut]

Awesome series. Hopefully this new one will deliver as well.

[Riff Magnum]

Band of Brothers is great stuff. Very intense and it feels realistic at all levels. Having said that, i could have done without Jimmy fallon's little cameo. Stuck out like a sore thumb.
I'm sure the Pacific will be awesome as well.

[WickyWoo]

I still think Band of Brothers 2: Pacific Boogaloo is a better title

[Psychonaut]

That was pretty good.

[rubberghost]

sounds good.

[indianajdp]

I just cannot wait for this one. If any of you know anything about Eugene Sledge (from "The War" or from his book) you probably feel the same way!

Some updates:

A site dedicated to The Pacific, with, among other things, video clips: http://www.pacificfans.com/

Cast
William Sadler - Colonel Lewis "Chesty" Puller
Joseph Mazzello - Corporal Eugene "Sledgehammer" Sledge
Jon Seda - Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone
James Badge Dale - Private First Class Robert Leckie
Isabel Lucas - Gwen
Jacob Pitts - Bill "Hoosier" Smith
Ashton Holmes - Sid Phillips
Brendan Fletcher - Bill Leyden
Matt Craven - Dr. Grant
Nathan Corddry - Private Loudmouth
Rami Malek - Merriell "Snafu" Shelton
Matthew Dale - Sergeant John Marmet
Damon Herriman - Merrin
Ben Esler - Pfc. Charles "Chuck" Tatum
Joshua Close - Edward Sledge
Jon Bernthal - Manuel Rodriguez
Gary Sweet - Haney
Martin McCann - Corporal Robert V. Burgin
Keith Nobbs - "Runner"
Leon Ford - Lieutenant Edward "Hillbilly" Jones
Freddie Joe Farnsworth - Lieutenant "Stumpy" Hanley
Simon Bossell - Doc Stern
Tom Budge - Ronnie Gibson
Scott Gibson - Captain Andrew "Ack Ack" Haldane
Joshua Biton - Sergeant J. P. Morgan
Henry Nixon - Lieutenant Hugh "Ivy League" Corrigan
Dwight Braswell - Steve Evanson

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I never got into Band of Brothers....... so I think I'll thoroughly enjoy netflixing them..... how many episodes on each disk?

two episodes on each disc... about an hour each

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by indianajdp

I just cannot wait for this one. If any of you know anything about Eugene Sledge (from "The War" or from his book) you probably feel the same way!

Some updates:

A site dedicated to The Pacific, with, among other things, video clips: http://www.pacificfans.com/

Cast
William Sadler - Colonel Lewis "Chesty" Puller
Joseph Mazzello - Corporal Eugene "Sledgehammer" Sledge
Jon Seda - Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone
James Badge Dale - Private First Class Robert Leckie
Isabel Lucas - Gwen
Jacob Pitts - Bill "Hoosier" Smith
Ashton Holmes - Sid Phillips
Brendan Fletcher - Bill Leyden
Matt Craven - Dr. Grant
Nathan Corddry - Private Loudmouth
Rami Malek - Merriell "Snafu" Shelton
Matthew Dale - Sergeant John Marmet
Damon Herriman - Merrin
Ben Esler - Pfc. Charles "Chuck" Tatum
Joshua Close - Edward Sledge
Jon Bernthal - Manuel Rodriguez
Gary Sweet - Haney
Martin McCann - Corporal Robert V. Burgin
Keith Nobbs - "Runner"
Leon Ford - Lieutenant Edward "Hillbilly" Jones
Freddie Joe Farnsworth - Lieutenant "Stumpy" Hanley
Simon Bossell - Doc Stern
Tom Budge - Ronnie Gibson
Scott Gibson - Captain Andrew "Ack Ack" Haldane
Joshua Biton - Sergeant J. P. Morgan
Henry Nixon - Lieutenant Hugh "Ivy League" Corrigan
Dwight Braswell - Steve Evanson

Holy crap! Mazello! I wondered what happened to that kid after Radio Flyer and Jurassic Park. I think about 6 years ago he did an episode of Boston Public, but than I never thought of him again, haha. Wonder if he ever grew up or still looks like a little kid.

EDIT: Located pictures on a site for this movie, he still looks very ackward and pretty much exactly as he did as a child just with a tiny bit of scruff, lol



I also really liked Ashton Holmes in A History of Violence, this is a very young cast judging by all the photos I saw, much younger than the Band of Brothers cast, hopefully they pull it off. You can see pretty much all of the young stars here http://www.pararesearchteam.com/TheP...Cast-Pics.html