Why Masters Of The Air Is Taking So Long To Happen
Masters of the Air has been in development for years, so why is it taking so long for Tom Hanks's production company Playtone to release the highly anticipated miniseries? Regarded as a companion piece to the award-winning The Pacific and Band of Brothers, Masters of the Air is a war drama set in World War II, depicting the actions of the «Mighty Eighth» of the United States Air Force. The miniseries is heavily informed by Donald L. Miller's 2007 book Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany.
Masters of the Air will center around one of World War II's most extended military campaigns, described by Miller's book as a strategic "war within a war." The series will feature an all-star cast including Elvis star Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Barry Keoghan, Elliot Warren, Rafferty Law, Anthony Boyle, and Ben Radcliffe. Produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, this will be the third miniseries set in World War II that the duo has made together following the success of their blockbuster film Saving Private Ryan.
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Completing Masters of the Air seems to be taking longer than initially expected. Rumors of the miniseries came about in 2012 and were confirmed by HBO in 2013. Apple struck a deal with Spielberg and Hanks in 2019 to take on the project instead of HBO, which previously distributed Band of Brothers and The Pacific. The cast was arranged for Masters of the Air, which will span 9 episodes and is reported to have a $250 million production budget. Despite this, the miniseries has yet to materialize. This setback may have to do with COVID-19 changing the production schedule in England and problems with one of
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