The long-awaited mini-series debuts today on the Apple TV Plus streaming service Masters of the Wind, Produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. It is a sequel to the acclaimed series that has already become a classic Band of Brothers And Pacific: Friends of the Pacific War
This time the story follows airmen who flew bombers over Germany during World War II. Each attack was made in daylight without the support of their own fighter planes, so the pilots risked being shot down whenever they took to the skies.
They then faced a quick death by plane crash or as a prisoner of war. That's why real-life Majors Gale “Buck” Klevan (Austin Butlerja John “Bucky” Egan (Callum Turner) always flew ahead of the men in charge of them.
Before starting the series, our sister magazine MovieZine caught up with Calum Turner, who plays Bucky.
Callum Turner, what was it like stepping into a project of this magnitude?
Steven Spielberg said it was the biggest project he had ever worked on. I think this gives a clear picture of the scale of the project. Honestly, Spielberg, Tom Hanks and [kolmas tuottaja] Gary Gottsman No stone was left unturned during manufacturing. They have come there and given us all the bulk we need Masters of the Air to do They have extreme control over the smallest details. It's absolutely ridiculous.”
Buck (Austin Butler) and Bucky (Callum Turner).
Can you give me an example?
“We were in an army training camp for two weeks. We went to flight school and had etiquette training and dance lessons. This applies not only to the main cast, but to all the supporting actors who had to be involved in the same production, sometimes involving more than a thousand assistants. Things like this don't happen anymore in normal products in our industry.”
“All the camps, the little airfield and the clubhouse, all the places we see during the series are actually built. It is not just a set but it helps the actor a lot. We had an old-school Hollywood approach to making a movie, where everything was literally made from scratch.
How were the flight scenes filmed?
“Also, we had modern equipment to help with that. Like a 360-degree display, when we boarded the plane, we could see the fighter jet coming towards us in real-time. At the same time, we were in the air on a giant prop shaft, sitting in a cockpit that moved in sync with what was shown on the screens. For us as actors, this This has been an incredible help in being more reliable in time, requiring very little acting as you are in real motion.
How did acting in the series make you feel?
“It made me respect pilots so much. They were sitting in flying tin cans that were made of such thin metal that they would break in an instant. The fact that these men took flight again and again, for the rest of us and for our shared future… There is no doubt what kind of heroes they are. It's a privilege to be involved in telling their story so widely.” .”
Masters of the Air -The series consists of nine episodes. The first two will be released on Fridays, followed by one episode per week. Watch the trailer below.
Interview: Jonathan Blomberg/MovieZine
Photos: Apple
