22 years after Band of Brothers – considered by some to be the best war series of all time – and 13 years after its equally successful sequel The Pacific, it’s the turn of this Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg-produced trilogy. .
Like the previous two, Masters of the Air is an upcoming World War series. More specifically, it will follow the pilots of the United States Air Force’s 100th Air Refueling Wing in Europe. And it’s based on Donald L. Miller’s 2007 book of the same name.
As you might guess from its title, the series will focus on aerial combat. And between the public and critical success of the two previous series and the success of Top Gun: Maverick last summer, in other words, expectations for the big show are high.
A big show was waiting for us
Masters of the Air is the third World War II series produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. And for this third opus, they offer themselves a casting with Austin Butler (Elvis, Dune 2) and Barry Keoghan (The Eternals, Batman). The series tells the heroic story of brave young pilots who risked their lives in the sky to fight the German army.
It will focus on air combat, but since Spielberg and Hanks made their previous two World War II series, filmmaking techniques have evolved greatly, especially in terms of realism.
Several successful films such as Dunkirk, Top Gun: Maverick or Devotion were distinguished by their incredibly realistic flight sequences. Most of these scenes were shot from the air aboard real fighter jets.
We know that a lot of Top Gun: Maverick is real. Director Joseph Kosinski did not hesitate to put his actors, and therefore Tom Cruise, in real planes and in full flight. Just a small detail, the pilot was not Tom Cruise.
But the absence of digital special effects in these recent dogfighting films has raised the bar especially. And Masters of the Air must meet those expectations to ensure its success.
Apple TV+ has acquired the rights to adapt the book and will therefore distribute Masters of the Air. The platform has yet to release an official trailer, but we have a first look at the series thanks to the video above, which announces its various projects for the 2023-2024 season.
Look closely and you’ll see Austin Butler as Major Gale Cliven as he and his companions move into the greatest conflict in world history.
Source: Allocine
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