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“The Worst Thing That Can Happen Is You Suck”: Jon Hamm, Nicholas Galitzine Get Real on THR’s Drama Actor Roundtable

What’s worse, a sex scene or a single tear? And who really listens to their agents’ advice? Matt Bomer, David Oyelowo, Clive Owen and Callum Turner debate all the big questions.

‘Masters of the Air’ Star Nate Mann Breaks Down the Finale’s Most Powerful Scene

[This story contains spoilers from the Masters of the Air’s finale, “Part Nine.”] For all his character’s airborne heroics, it was a poignant scene on the ground that hit Masters of the Air star Nate Mann the hardest. Since his debut as Major Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal in “Part Four,” Mann’s hotshot B-17 pilot truly mastered […]

‘Masters of the Air’ Star Nate Mann on Playing the Show’s Most Talented Pilot

When a World War II drama series about airmen features the likes of Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan and Callum Turner, it’s reasonable to presume that one of them would be playing the story’s quintessential hotshot pilot. Instead, that honor belongs to Nate Mann, who portrays Lieutenant Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal, one of the most decorated real-life […]

‘Masters of the Air’ Producer Reveals “Biggest Problem” They Faced

Apple TV’s new World War II epic Masters of the Air has faced a very steep climb to take flight, creatively speaking. First, it had to live up to the legacy of its extraordinary predecessor, HBO’s 2001 limited series Band of Brothers, which some consider to be their all-time favorite war “movie.” BoB‘s successor, 2010’s […]

How the Iconic Bomber Jacket Plays a Starring Role on Callum Turner and Austin Butler in ‘Masters of the Air’

In Apple TV+’s new World War II series Masters of the Air, Major John C. “Bucky” Egan (Callum Turner) fearlessly soars through the skies in state-of-the-art Flying Fortress planes advancing against the Nazis. At 25,000 feet up in the clouds, the World War II commander pilot stays warm, and in uniform, in his “lucky” shearling […]

Austin Butler on Tom Hanks’ ‘Masters of the Air’ Pitch and “Deeply” Loving ‘Dune: Part Two’

As Austin Butler put the finishing touches on his eventual Oscar-nominated performance as Elvis Presley, his Elvis co-star Tom Hanks was already envisioning the budding superstar’s next move. In early 2021, just weeks before Elvis was scheduled to wrap, Hanks took Butler to dinner and pitched him Masters of the Air, the spiritual follow-up to […]

Austin Butler Says He Hired a Dialect Coach to Help Get Rid of Elvis Accent for ‘Masters of the Air’

Austin Butler revealed that he only had a week between filming Elvis and Masters of the Air, which means he had to work extra hard to drop his Elvis Presley accent. During a Wednesday night appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the Oscar-nominated actor said he “had a dialect coach just to help […]

‘Masters of the Air’: Where to Watch the World War II Drama Miniseries Online

Starring Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Barry Keoghan and Nikolai Kinski, the new TV series is the latest from 'Band of Brothers' producers Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman.

‘Masters of the Air’ Review: Austin Butler in an Apple TV+ ‘Band of Brothers’ Follow-Up That Frequently Soars, Occasionally Stalls

Butler, Barry Keoghan and Callum Turner lead a vast ensemble in Apple TV+'s World War II epic from the executive producers of 'Band of Brothers' and 'The Pacific.'

Events of the Week: ‘Mean Girls,’ ‘Masters of the Air’ and More

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Mean Girls, Masters of the Air, True Detective, Echo and The Curse. The Book of Clarence premiere Director Jeymes Samuel and producer Jay-Z joined stars LaKeith Stanfield, James McAvoy, David Oyelowo, Alfre Woodard, Caleb McLaughlin […]

Callum Turner on Mastering Air — and Sea — in Two New Projects

Callum Turner first started getting noticed in the U.S. with a supporting turn in 2018’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (he played Theseus, brother of Eddie Redmayne’s Newt). But this year, the 33-year-old Brit, who started his career modeling for Reebok and Burberry, is headlining a pair of projects — one in the water, […]

‘Masters of the Air’ Trailer: Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks’ WWII Drama Takes Flight

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks’ long-awaited follow-up to Band of Brothers and The Pacific has its first teaser trailer. Apple TV+ has released a first look at Masters of the Air, a nine-episode limited series that serves as a successor to Spielberg and Hanks’ previous HBO projects. With an ensemble cast led by Austin Butler […]

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