![]() ![]() Petersen died on Friday (August 12) at his home in Brentwood, California from pancreatic cancer, his publicist confirmed (via The Hollywood Reporter). While Das Boot streamed on Hulu in the United States, it is not streaming on Disney+, which carries Hulu content in the Czech Republic.Wolfgang Petersen, the Oscar-nominated director known for films Das Boot, Air Force One and others, has died aged 81. It’s logistically and technically quite demanding – but we’ve done it six times so far.”įilming for Das Boot has also taken place on the streets of Prague and elsewhere around the Czech Republic, filling in for various WWII-era locations across Europe.ĭas Boot has been broadcast on Sky TV in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland, and can be streamed on Sky services where available. “At the end of each season, we have to dismantle the entire set, remove all its parts, store them in a warehouse, and move the individual sections out of the studio. “The biggest challenge is moving it,” Jana Hrbkova, head of production for the Stillking Films, told the Czech Film Commission earlier this year. The main set has been dismantled and rebuilt for production on each season it takes about three months just to reconstruct the submarine. In Prague, production on all four seasons of Das Boot has taken place since 2017, making it one of the longest-running foreign productions to film in the Czech capital.įilming for the series has largely taken place at Prague’s Barrandov Studio, where the submarine set featured in the film has been meticulously created on a large sound stage and submarine exteriors on a studio backlot. A high-profile guest star or two for this season, or a return from those featured in earlier seasons, is also be expected.įilmmaker Dennis Gansel ( Mechanic: Resurrection) is directing six episodes for Das Boot’s fourth season previous seasons have contained 8-10 episodes each. Photo courtesy Stephan Rabold / Bavaria Fiction GmbH / Sky Deutschland GmbHĪ cast for Das Boot ’s fourth season has not been officially confirmed, but series stars Tom Wlaschiha (Jaqen H’ghar on Game of Thrones), Franz Dinda, Rick Okon, and Pierre Kiwitt are likely to return to the production. Tom Wlaschiha on the Prague set of Das Boot. ![]() Season three contained a featured role for Ray Stevenson ( Punisher: War Zone) as a Royal Navy commander tracking down the titular German U-boat. Unlike the earlier production, the new TV series splits its time between life on the submarine and on land, and includes perspectives from the French resistance, British Royal Navy, and other Allied forces.Īcross its first three seasons, Das Boot has featured international stars such as Vicky Krieps ( Corsage, The Phantom Thread), Lizzy Caplan ( Cloverfield, Masters of Sex), Vincent Kartheiser ( Mad Men), and James D’Arcy ( Cloud Atlas). ![]() Later this week, scenes for Das Boot will shoot in the area adjacent to Prague’s Old Town Square, with parts od Dlouhá, Masná, Týnská, and Kozí streets reserved for the production.įollowing in the footsteps of Wolgang Petersen’s classic 1981 feature, originally made as a TV miniseries before being recut and released in cinemas worldwide, Das Boot is based on the real-life experiences of war correspondent Lothar-Günther Buchheim, who fictionalized his experience on a German U-boat for the 1975 book of the same name. ![]()
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