THE DRINK THAT WASN’T IN THE SCRIPT BROKE THEM COMPLETELY.
The glass was thick, green, and completely empty. Mike held the heavy, corked bottle in his hands, turning it slowly under the harsh fluorescent lights of the…
THE LONELIEST MAN IN BOOT CAMP: WHY DAVID SCHWIMMER MADE THE CAST HATE HIM
Before a single frame of the most expensive miniseries in HBO history was filmed, the cast of Band of Brothers was sent to hell. To accurately recreate the…
A WALK IN THE WINTER WOODS CHANGED HOW THEY REMEMBERED EVERYTHING
It was the dead of winter when they finally went back to the woods. More than a decade had passed since the cameras had stopped rolling on the…
THE HEAVY GHOST OF BRECOURT MANOR: WHEN DAMIAN LEWIS REALIZED THE TRUTH ABOUT DICK WINTERS
It is one thing to read about a hero in a history book. It is an entirely different, terrifying thing to realize you have to become him. When…
THEY HEARD ONE SOUND AND FIFTEEN YEARS OF MEMORIES CAME RUSHING BACK
It was supposed to be a standard museum visit. More than a decade had passed since the cameras stopped rolling on the set of Band of Brothers. The…
THE GHOSTS IN THE PAPER SNOW: WHEN NEAL MCDONOUGH COULDN’T SHAKE BASTOGNE
It wasn’t actually snowing when Easy Company broke. It was paper. Thousands of pounds of shredded paper and silica, blown by massive fans across a repurposed aircraft hangar…
THE HEAVIEST WEIGHT IN HOLLAND WASN’T THE GEAR, IT WAS THE MUD
Michael Cudlitz knew exactly why he had been cast as Denver “Bull” Randleman. He had the broad shoulders, the imposing jawline, and the quiet, immovable physical presence required…
THEY HEARD THE JUMP ALARM AND THE ILLUSION COMPLETELY SHATTERED
Over two decades had passed since they handed their heavy, sweat-stained parachute harnesses back to the wardrobe department for the final time. Frank John Hughes, Kirk Acevedo, and…
THEY OPENED THE CANVAS MEDIC BAG AND THE ILLUSION COMPLETELY SHATTERED
Over twenty years had passed since they left the freezing, artificial forests of England. Shane Taylor, Matthew Settle, and Ross McCall were no longer the young, exhausted actors…
THE HEAVIEST BURDEN ON SET WAS PRETENDING NOT TO BE AFRAID
Donnie Wahlberg had a very unique problem on the massive set of Band of Brothers. When he was cast as First Sergeant Carwood Lipton, he wasn’t just given…