HBO and Comcast To Host Mobile Premiere of the HBO Miniseries Event 'THE PACIFIC' on Saturday, March 13, at Mobile's Historic Saenger Theatre

HBO and Comcast To Host Mobile Premiere of the HBO Miniseries Event 'THE PACIFIC' on Saturday, March 13, at Mobile's Historic Saenger Theatre

Scheduled to attend are Mobile Native and WWII Marine Veteran, Dr. Sidney "Sid" Phillips, actor Ashton Holmes, who portrays Phillips, actor Joe Mazzello, who portrays the late Eugene B. Sledge of Mobile, co-executive producer/writer, Bruce McKenna, and Henry Sledge, son of Eugene B. Sledge

Epic ten-part miniseries event based on the true stories of World War II Marines is executive produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Gary Goetzman

What: HBO and Comcast have partnered to host the invitation-only Mobile premiere of the HBO Miniseries Event THE PACIFIC. THE PACIFIC tracks the intertwined real-life journeys of three U.S. Marines - Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale), Eugene Sledge (Joe Mazzello) and John Basilone (Jon Seda) - across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II. The miniseries follows these men and their fellow Marines from their first battle with the Japanese on Guadalcanal, through the rain forests of Cape Gloucester and the strongholds of Peleliu, across the bloody sands of Iwo Jima and through the horror of Okinawa, and finally to their triumphant but uneasy return home after V-J Day.

Who:
-Dr. Sidney "Sid" Phillips, WWII Marine veteran portrayed in THE PACIFIC
-Ashton Holmes, actor who portrays Sid Phillips

-Henry Sledge, son of the late WWII Marine veteran and author, Eugene B. Sledge

-Joe Mazzello, actor who portrays Eugene B. Sledge
-Bruce McKenna, co-executive producer and writer

When: Saturday, March 13, 2010:

10:30 a.m. Press Briefing and Interviews: Aircraft Pavilion,
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
8:00 p.m. Screening: Saenger Theatre

Where: Aircraft Pavilion, USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, 2703 Battleship Parkway Saenger Theatre, 6 South Joachim Street, downtown Mobile

Details: THE PACIFIC takes an unflinching look at the experiences of three WWII Marines and their brothers in arms, each of whom finds himself fighting on faraway specks of land he had never heard of - Guadalcanal, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Okinawa. Forced to endure extreme deprivation and a debilitating climate, fighting a Japanese foe who would rather die than surrender, these soldiers are driven to the brink of their humanity. THE PACIFIC depicts their battles - physical, mental and emotional - as it explores the true human cost of war. The epic ten-part miniseries event debuts with Part One on SUNDAY, MARCH 14 (8:00-9:00 p.m. CT/9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), followed by other parts debuting on consecutive Sundays at the same time through May 16.

Media requests should be directed to: Carmen Argamasilla, HBO, 305-491-3051 (cell) or Carmen@redfoxpr.com.

*Clip reels are available for broadcast media.

/PRNewswire -- March 12/

Source: HBO

Web Site: http://www.hbo.com/

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