Marines of the Pacific – Profile of Sid Phillips
Watch a short clip about one of the characters portrayed in The Pacific, Sid Phillips. You can expect to see these little clips on the film’s DVD release as extra material. Watch the clip here.
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Marines of the Pacific – John Basilone
A look at heroic WWII Marine John Basilone with Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and the team behind the HBO miniseries “The Pacific.” .
The Pacific Soundtrack – a short talk with the composer
We recently had the privilege to interview Geoff Zanelli, one of the three film score composers that worked on THE PACIFIC musical soundtrack. Geoff collaborated with legendary Hans Zimmer and Blake Neely on Pacific. Geoff’s past credits include work with Zimmer on The Last Samurai and Angels & Demons. Here’s what Geoff had to say:
Marines of the Pacific – A Profile of Eugene Sledge
A look at the life of WWII veteran Eugene Sledge featuring interviews with Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, actor Joe Mazzello and the team behind the HBO miniseries “The Pacific.” Watch the .
Marines of the Pacific – Robert Leckie
A look at the life of WWII vet Robert Leckie featuring interviews with the high-profile team behind the HBO miniseries “The Pacific.” Highly recommended. .
Watch the Full Making of “Pacific”
You can now watch the entire “Making of” Pacific at the HBO website.
The Making of “The Pacific”
HBO has uploaded a 2minute video clip on the making of The Pacific. .
Watch a Clip from The Pacific
The official website for The Pacific over at HBO.com has posted a short clip taken directly from the miniseries. The clip shows an action sequence from Iwo Jima. Watch it and let us know what you thought about it by posting in our forum!
Spielberg Discusses Pacific…and Hints at More War Films!
Steven Spielberg, Executive Producer of The Pacific, was recently interviewed and discussed the mini-series with film blog website, The Collider.com. When asked about how long it took him to help get Pacific developed, he said the following:
“I would say years. Longer than I actually remember. It was inevitable that we would do The Pacific with HBO because there was such an overwhelming response, not only from the general public that got very involved in Band of Brothers, but we got so much positive mail. At the same time, that mail said, “I was a veteran of the Solomons.” “I fought on Tarawa.” “I was at Midway.” We got so many letters of veterans from the Pacific Theater of Operations, asking us if we could acquit their stories the way we acquitted the stories of the European Theater of Operations.”
Futhermore, when asked about any future plans to develop WWII films, he hinted:
“There are many more stories to tell, and we’re going to tell them.”
What will these films be? Midway? 8th Air Force? German/Russian Theater of War?
The Pacific Soundtrack Available March 9
The highly anticipated soundtrack to The Pacific will be available for purchase on March 9, 2010 and .
The score was composed by Hans Zimmer, Geoff Zanelli, and Blake Neely. The soundtrack includes the following tracks:
1. Honor [Main Title Theme From 'The Pacific']
2. With The Old Breed [End Title Theme From 'The Pacific']
3. You Have No Idea
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Rare Peleliu Interview Footage to be Shown in Pacific
What made Band of Brothers so effective in putting the viewer right into the heart of the story was the use of short interview segments with war veterans right before Band aired on TV. The Pacific will follow this same powerful intro sequence to each of the 10 episodes starting in March 14, 2010. However, one of the main characters in the film, E.B. Sledge (whom penned his memoirs in his book With the Old Breed of which Pacific is partly based and played by actor Joseph Mazzello) passed away in March 2001, shortly before the airing of Band of Brothers–and way before Spielberg and HBO were able to get him on camera (Pacific was not even a script yet!). More »
Comcast Customer? Exclusive PACIFIC stuff for you!
From the StreetInsider.com:
Starting today, Comcast Digital Cable customers will have access to the first look at a selection of new features about The Pacific, including From Band of Brothers to The Pacific featuring Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg sharing their experiences creating Band of Brothers and how that epic miniseries led to the creation of The Pacific. In addition, as a lead-in to The Pacific, HBO On Demand will bring back Band of Brothers with a new episode premiering each week, and offer never-before-seen-on-TV companion content On Demand in the “Top Picks” folder.
New Teaser Shown on HBO!
A brand new teaser for Pacific has been shown on HBO. This new teaser shows an invasion sequence reminiscent of the intro to Saving Private Ryan with underwater scenes as the Marines are wading to the beach. Lots of intense distorted shots with all hell breaking loose. Thanks to member Matt314159 in our forums for giving us the link to the trailer which can be seen on Youtube. Go to our TRAILERS page to watch it!
Marines to get Free Screening of ‘Pacific’
Are you in the US Marines? The MarineCorpsTimes is reporting that in March, Marines can expect to see a free screening of Pacific at military bases nationwide.
HBO to show ‘Making The Pacific’ in February
If you have HBO, or are waiting to get it in March 2010 for the start of the Pacific Series, you may want to subscribe a month earlier as HBO will be running a 25 minute behind-the-scenes featurette starting February 15th at 8:30pm. All the showings will be in High Definition. If you miss it the first time, you can catch it again several times before March 2010. For more info on times and dates it will be showing, click here.