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Jackson flies UFO

23 November 2009 2:23 PM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

Joshua Jackson has come quite a ways from The Mighty Ducks teammate and "Dawson's Creek" second fiddle -- now he's in charge of battling extraterrestrials. Jackson (so great on TV's "Fringe") will star in UFO, the adaptation of the 1970s cult Brit show. The live-action series from puppeteer Gerry Anderson ("Thunderbirds", "Fireball XL5") followed a secret high-tech organization called Shado (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization, of course)... »

- Dave Davis

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Joshua Jackson In Remake Of "UFO"

23 November 2009 2:04 PM, PST | www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news »

Joshua Jackson ("Dawson's Creek", "Fringe") will star in a new film adaptation of the cult 70's British sci-fi TV series "UFO" reports Variety. Jackson will star as Paul Foster, a test pilot who joins S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization), a covert organization built under a Hollywood studio that defends Earth against a race of aliens who have been abducting humans and using the body parts. Famed for his marionette shows like "Thunderbirds" and "Captain Scarlett", Gerry Anderson turned to live-action with the original "UFO" which ran for a single season of twenty-six episodes from 1970 to 1971. A second series was initially commissioned but later cancelled, with much of the development work done on it incorporated into Anderson's more well-known mid-late 70's... »

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British Television Fav UFO Returns

23 November 2009 9:49 AM, PST | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »

Being old and Canadian, I was treated in my post larvae stage to some fine 70’s British Sci-Fi television. Nobody did great Sci-Fi with no money like the Brits. Coming soon to a theatre near you will be a remake of the wicked “UFO”, where aliens once again invade, but this time, instead of stopping at mere subjugation and tyranny, the Aliens (that’s all they were called) used us for our tender fleshy inner bits. “UFO” was created by the same team that dropped the geektastic Stingray, Thunderbirds, and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson. Oh those were the days. This new version will star Joshua Jackson, now experienced in the Sci-Fi thanks to “Fringe” and will be helmed by Matthew Gratzner. Joshua will play Paul Foster, a test pilot that joins Shado, an organization that pretends to be a movie studio but instead is »

- endymi0n

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'UFO' Lifting Off with Joshua Jackson

22 November 2009 9:30 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

Actor Joshua Jackson is set to hop on UFO, a feature adaptation of the 1970-71 British cult TV series.

The Vancouver-born Jackson, who currently stars in the Fox television series Fringe, will play Paul Foster, a test pilot for an organization called S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization) which defends Earth from aliens who abduct humans and harvest their body parts. Col. Paul Foster was played in the original ITV series by Michael Billington, which also starred the late Ed Bishop as Cmdr. Ed Straker, the head of S.H.A.D.O.

The UFO movie will be produced by Henri M. Kessler and Avi Haas, from a script by Ryan Gaudet and Joseph Kanarek. Matthew Gratzner, who served as visual effects supervisor on such films as Iron Man, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, and the upcoming Shutter Island, will be making his directorial debut. »

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'Thunderbirds' actor Ray Barrett dies, aged 82

8 September 2009 1:01 PM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Australian actor Ray Barrett has died at the age of 82. The star, who voiced several characters in children's puppet show Thunderbirds, passed away at a hospital on Australia's Gold Coast on Monday after suffering a brain haemorrhage, according to Contactmusic. Barrett began his acting career when he left his homeland to travel to England in 1957, securing his first major role in drama series Emergency - Ward 10 and subsequently long-running (more) »

- By Oli Simpson

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Thunderbirds Star Barrett Dies

8 September 2009 9:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Australian actor Ray Barrett has died at the age of 82.

The star, who voiced several characters in British TV puppet show Thunderbirds, passed away at a hospital on Australia's Gold Coast on Monday after suffering a brain haemorrhage.

Barrett began his acting career when he quit his homeland and moved to England in 1957, landing his first major role in British TV series Emergency - Ward 10 and then longrunning BBC show The Troubleshooters.

He went on to voice characters in two of Gerry Anderson's marionette shows - Thunderbirds and Stingray.

Barrett subsequently found fame in his native Australia starring in a string of TV shows including Burn the Butterflies, Golden Soak and Something in the Air. He was awarded the Australian Film Institute Longford Life Achievement Award in 2005. »

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Visual effects guru to command UFO film adaptation

30 July 2009 1:34 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

One Of The kitsch classics of 70s sci-fi is to be revived and adapted into a Hollywood feature film.

British TV series UFO, which aired in 1970 and 1971, is fondly remembered for lead character Commander Ed Straker (pictured left), played by the late Ed Bishop, who bleached his hair for the first few episodes but then ended up wearing a white wig.

You may also recall the female crew on Moonbase - including actress Gabrielle Drake (pictured above) - with their purple bobbed hairdos, dramatic eye make-up and silver jumpsuits. Their commander was the glamorous Colonel Virginia Lake (pictured below), played by Wanda Ventham.

Now, nearly four decades later, the show - created by sci-fi veterans Gerry and Sylvia Anderson - is to be navigated on to the big screen by visual effects guru Matthew Gratzner, in his directorial debut, reports Variety.

Gratzner did special effects on such films as The »

- David Bentley

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Sdcc '09: Sunday Horror

19 July 2009 2:42 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

The 2009 Edition of Comic-Con gets underway this week at the San Diego Convention Center, promising the biggest pop-culture event of the year.

Fangoria will be there reporting on the action live from the show floor, with constant updates on all the genre panels, announcements, and more - bringing all the latest Sdcc '09 Horror News direct to you right here on Fangoria.com

For those of you planning to attend the 100% Sold-out show, here's a look at what to expect for genre programming on the event's final day - Sunday, July 26th, 2009.

11:00-12:00 Emily the Strange— Fiends, strangers, and oddballs, lend Emily your ears! She'll give them right back after this panel! Fans of underground icon Emily the Strange won't want to miss this eclectic panel featuring Emily creator Rob Reger, Dark Horse editor Shawna Gore, artist Buzz Parker, and writer Jessica Gruner as they discuss what the future holds for Emily. »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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San Diego Comic Con 2009 - Sunday Schedule

12 July 2009 1:15 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

It may be dubbed "Kids' Day", but Sunday at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con has just enough genre offerings to keep us busy, yet still able to start winding down as the show closes out its sure to be memorable 40th Anniversary!

A few of these panels are on the fringes of horror at best but were included for those of you with kids (or who are just kids at heart).

Sunday, July 26

11:00-12:00 - Emily the Strange — Fiends, strangers, and oddballs, lend Emily your ears! She'll give them right back after this panel! Fans of underground icon Emily the Strange won't want to miss this eclectic panel featuring Emily creator Rob Reger, Dark Horse editor Shawna Gore, artist Buzz Parker, and writer Jessica Gruner as they discuss what the future holds for Emily. Get a first look at the new Dark Horse comic series, the new series of Emily novels from HarperCollins, »

- The Woman In Black

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'Thunderbirds' creator blasts ITV

11 July 2009 4:51 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson has claimed that ITV is blocking his plans to resurrect the show. The 80-year-old TV producer is believed to have been in negotiations with the broadcaster, which owns the rights to the programme, for more than three years - but none of the talks have come to fruition. "It's madness. Everyone loves Thunderbirds - the bloody audience is out there waiting," Anderson told the Daily Mail. "What the hell is the matter with these people that they won't let me make it? "It's beyond my understanding. Is it ageism? I even said I'd raise the money myself, for God's sake. I don't want you to think I'm over-emotional, (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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Gerry Anderson Reacts to 'UFO' Movie

8 June 2009 9:30 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

Back on May 25, we reported that uber-producer Robert Evans is teaming up with British network ITV to bring the 1970 cult classic UFO to the big screen. In the meantime, the show's creator, Gerry Anderson, has chimed in about the project with surprising hopefulness.

Speaking with Den of Geek, Anderson acknowledged he had been contacted by the new film's American producers and that he has high hopes that this may result in him having a role in the film's production (though clearly he will at least receive a 'Created by' credit):

"I got a call from somebody in America," Anderson said. "It was very kind actually—they phoned to say, 'Gerry, listen, there's an announcement going out now [about the new movie] and we didn't want it to come as a shock to you', which was a kind move. As a result of that I had a long chat with them. It wouldn't help »

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"UFO" The Movie

21 May 2009 7:58 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

The 1970s British sci-fi series "UFO" is being turned into a big-screen adventure!

Legendary producer Robert Evans ("Chinatown," "Marathon Man") unveiled his plans to adapt the show created by Gerry Anderson ("Thunderbirds").

The original series was set in 1980 and told the story of an undercover military organization which kidnapped and killed humans.

The big screen version will be set in 2020. No word yet on the script, director, cast, and production.

For now, take a look at the opening scene of the TV series "UFO."

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- Manny

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Evans Takes UFO To The Big Screen

21 May 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Movie legend Robert Evans has unveiled plans to turn 1970s British sci-fi series UFO into a new film.

The Chinatown and Marathon Man producer has bought the rights to the live action show, which was created by Gerry Anderson - the man behind Thunderbirds.The original series was set in the year 1980 and followed a covert military organisation that tracked aliens that kidnapped and killed humans.

According to Daily Variety, Evans has commissioned a script for the movie version, which will be set in 2020. »

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Cannes 2009: UFOs Approach

21 May 2009 1:02 AM, PDT | Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news »

Veteran producer Robert Evans is getting into the alien business, teaming with ITV Global to create a feature based on cult TV series UFO. The British show, which ran from 1970 to 1973, was created by Gerry Anderson, best known for his work on the hugely popular Thunderbirds series. According to Variety, the plot "revolves around Shado (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization), a covert military organization that thwarts an alien race that has been kidnapping and killing humans for decades, then using the body parts. Shado headquarters is hidden beneath a Hollywood studio, and the studio mogul is actually the... »

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