Masters of the Air

Summary

One of theMasters of the Airproducers has responded to unfavorable judgment about the picture of Buck and Bucky . The character , who are play by Austin Butler and Callum Turner severally , are good friend and co - run in the Apple TV+ World War II Air Force show , which is establish on the 2007 Donald L. Miller nonfictional prose book of the same name . With their onscreen bond that find similar to Steve and Bucky in theCaptain Americamovies , the twosome have draw criticism online for feeling too Hollywood .

Varietyrecently sat down with executive manufacturer John Orloff to discourse theMasters of the Airfinale . He responded to the accusations of the characters feeling too Hollywood by insisting " they were Maverick before Maverick existed " andsaying thatthe show feeling something likeTop Gunis an accurate depiction . He point to Nate Mann ’s character Rosie as part of " the next generation " that brought a dissimilar push , but describes the real - life figures behind the lead characters as " those guys with the hat cocked and the toothpick … they would talk like movie wizard . " scan his full inverted comma below :

I ’ve read some criticisms : “ Oh , they ’re so Hollywood . ” Yeah , because they were ! They were Maverick before Maverick existed . They really were those guys with the hat ruffle and the toothpick and the scarf joint , and they would talk like movie stars . Rosie is the next propagation , and he ’s not about that . He ’s about “ Let ’s get the job done . get ’s do whatever we engender to do to get this job done . ” It ’s not about romanticism , it ’s not about getting laid . It ’s about win the state of war . Not that Buck and Bucky were n’t about winning the war , but it was about a great deal more stuff for them above and beyond that .

Masters of the Air TV Show Poster showing Austin Butler and Several Air Pilots in World War II Uniforms

Is Masters of the Air the Top Gun of Television?

This comparison between the Apple TV+ show and the blockbusterTop Gunmovies may very well be apt . Both are major projects depicting the lives of military fighter aircraft pilots , even though they take blank space in vastly different time periods . TheMasters of the Aircastis alsojust as wiz - studded as both movies , which have featured a wide potpourri of well - known performer including Tom Cruise , Val Kilmer , Miles Teller , Glen Powell , Jon Hamm , Jennifer Connelly , Meg Ryan , and many more .

In addition to Butler , Turner , and Mann , theMasters of the Airensemble plaster bandage also includes Barry Keoghan , Ncuti Gatwa , and Anthony Boyle .

The comparisons do not end there , strain to their budget . In fact , theMasters of the Airshowcost even more than the approximately $ 177 million budget of the sequelTop Gun : Maverick , as its reported price was $ 250 million . Its commercial reception was also strong , asMasters of the Airbecame the most - look on first appearance show on Apple TV+ ever , equate to the sequel pic which ballooned to become the 2nd highest - grossing 2022 liberation worldwide . Critical reception is the only place where it sneak . Below , see how it equate to its old companion show and theTop Gunmovies :

Austin Butler as Buck and Callum Turner as Bucky at the POW camp in Masters of the Air Episode 8

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Austin Butler as Buck Cleven Wearing a Tank Top in Masters of the Air

Masters of the Air is an Apple TV+ original war drama starring Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, and Barry Keoghan. The series follows a group of eleven World War II pilots who fight German fighters in a bomber called “The Flying Fortress.” The miniseries was based on the book Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller.

Top Gun(1986 )

57 %

83 %

Headshot Of Austin Butler In The Premiere Of The Bikeriders

Top Gun : Maverick(2022 )

96 %

99 %

Headshot Of Callum Turner

Band of Brothers(2001 )

97 %

The Pacific(2010 )

Masters of the Air

91 %

89 %

Masters of the Air(2024 )

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69 %

With the exclusion of theTop Guncritical score , Masters of the Airpales in comparability to every other rubric both with critics and hearing . This may diminish its ability to contend with the moving picture enfranchisement overall , given the fact that the previous associate shows , which both aired on HBO , were more successful . However , it still has solid , Fresh scores on the chopine , which probably brings it the closest to the pic that any show about fender has ever come before .

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master copy of the Air is an Apple TV+ original warfare dramatic play starring Austin Butler , Callum Turner , Anthony Boyle , and Barry Keoghan . The series follows a group of eleven World War II buffer who fight back German scrapper in a bomber called " The Flying Fortress . "   The miniseries was based on the book Masters of the Air : America ’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller .