The Masters of the Air star talks upcoming war drama and working with ‘handsome actor’ Austin Butler

Airbenders is without a doubt one of the most anticipated TV shows of the year. Produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, it serves as a companion to their other two war dramas Band of Brothers and The Pacific. This time, however, the focus is on the US Air Force, telling the story of the 100th Bomb Group, nicknamed the “Bloody 100th” due to the heavy casualties they suffered during combat missions against the Nazis. And if that hasn’t already got you excited about the series, the cast list is sure to be starring – deep breath – Austin Butler, Ncuti Gatwa, Barry Keoghan, Callum Turner and many more.

Turner can’t wait to bring the project to the world, as he revealed during the recent press tour for his new film, The Boys in the Boat. For the sports drama, the actor trained for five months to play real-life Olympic medal-winning rower Joe Rantz. And playing Major John Egan in Masters of the Air required a similar level of training.

However, as Turner told GamesRadar+ and the Inside Total Film podcast, it was a very different process: “The preparation for this was completely different because it was more academic than physical. We couldn’t really implement the plans.” so we had to learn everything. At that time, I could tell you how to take off and land a Boeing B-17 because we all needed to learn how to do it. In fact – you know, Joe Rantz continued to work at Boeing, helping to make plans. Maybe then I should continue in this direction and just go work for Boeing!” While there is a clear connection between his two projects, we really hope Turner continues his acting career!