Behind the Scenes of THE PACIFIC

Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg made magic with BAND OF BROTHERS a few years ago and they are going to do it again in 2010 with THE PACIFIC. It will air on HBO again as a 10 part mini series, here is the synopsis:

The Pacific is based primarily on two memoirs of U.S. Marines: With the Old Breed by Eugene Sledge and Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie. The series will tell the stories of the two authors and Marine John Basilone, as the war against the Empire of Japan rages.

Given the literary sources mentioned above, the series will feature well-known battles involving the 1st Marine Division, such as Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, and Okinawa, as well as Basilone’s involvement in the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Check out this behind the scenes feature that MTV put up.