Masters of the Air
Summary
By throw off his son Sawyer inMasters of the Air , Steven Spielberg has honored a heartwarming custom from the making of his premature special serial publication , Band of Brothers . schoolmaster of the Airrevolves around the actions of the hundredth Bomb Group , a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber unit that agitate in the Second World War . From executive producer Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks , Masters of the Airis a companion to their late World War II - typeset appearance , Band of BrothersandThe Pacific .
The serial publication is based on Donald L. Miller ’s bookMasters of the Air : America ’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany . The mould ofMasters of the Airfeatures some of the most popular unseasoned actors working today . Austin Butler , the asterisk ofElvisandDune : Part Two , play Major Gale Cleven , whileBarry Keoghan ofSaltburnplays Lt . Curtis Biddick . The appearance of Spielberg ’s boy hark back to a mawkish cast tradition fromBand of Brothers .
Masters Of The Air Features Steven Spielberg’s Son Just Like Colin Hanks' Role In Band Of Brothers
The fact that Steven Spielberg put his Word Sawyer to play Lt . Roy Frank Claytor inMasters of the Aircalls back to a primal casting in his former World War II miniseries , Band of Brothers(whichMasters of the Aircan’t quite pit on Rotten Tomatoes ) . Spielberg ’s producing partner on all these WWII shows , Tom Hanks , cast his own son Colin Hanks to play First Lieutenant Henry S. Jones inBand of Brothers . Spielberg and Hanks , who conscientious objector - createdBand of Brothersand remain heavily mired inMasters of the Air , have now both cast their sons .
Masters of the Air is a Modern companion to 2000 ’s Band of Brothers , so it is only natural to equate the two to see which warfare play is the better one .
What Else Sawyer Spielberg Has Appeared In Before Masters Of The Air
Lt . Claytor inMasters of the Airisn’t the first acting part that Sawyer Spielberg has taken on . He set out out as a stage actor , making his off - Broadway first appearance inBelgrade Trilogyin 2012 . He went on to appear in a production ofThe Diary of Anne Frankand a staged meter reading of Neil Simon’sBiloxi Blues . In 2017,he made his motion-picture show debut with a cameo appearance as a monologuing dissenter in his pappa ’s Vietnam - epoch political thrillerThe Post .
He played the lead function of Sam alongside Lena Dunham in the 2020 repulsion filmHoneydew . He had a supporting function in the Christmas movieMerry Good Enoughbefore tackle the role of Lt . Claytor , introduced inMasters of the Airepisode 1 . Spielberg ’s coming project include the independent movieMartyr of Gowanus , in which he will co - star with Holt McCallany , andChristmas Eve at Miller ’s Point , in which he will seem alongside Michael Cera . Masters of the Airis Spielberg ’s high - profile role to date , but that ’s just the beginning .
