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UFO (70's British TV series) to be made into a movie http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011722.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 11/24/2009 |
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British 70s TV show UFO is to be made into a movie. Hands up those who remember S.H.A.D.O.! http://is.gd/51STW 11/23/2009 |
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Fringe's Joshua Jackson Set to Fight Off Aliens in 'UFO' Adaptation http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011722.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 11/23/2009 |
Joshua Jackson Will Fight Off Aliens in a 'UFO' Adaptation
FirstShowing.net —
Though my inner-child still knows him as Charlie Conway, captain of The Mighty Ducks, actor Joshua Jackson made an impressive leap from hockey and a certain titular creek into sci-fi. On the Fox TV series "Fringe," Jackson has investigated cases that would make Mulder and Scully blush. ...
Jackson joins UFO
Filmstalker —
... , has been cast as Paul Foster, a test pilot who joins the organisation to battle the alien invasion. Although there's little else to the casting announcement, Variety have a little quote from the director of the remake, ...
Joshua Jackson Sticking With the Supernatural, Starring in Adaptation of British TV Series UFO
/Film —
It took me a while to get used to seeing Dawson Creek star Joshua Jackson in Fringe, but like the series itself, Jackson eventually found a groove that I enjoyed revisiting. Now it seems he’s sticking with the supernatural themes from Fringe with his next project. Jackson has signed on for the lead in UFO, an adaptation of the cult-hit British TV series.
Jackson will be playing the of Paul Foster, which Variety describes (along with the plot) as “a test pilot who joins S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization), a covert org built under a Hollywood studio that defends Earth against a race of aliens ...
Fringe’s Joshua Jackson To Star In UFO Remake
SFX —
[image] The Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization (SHADO) is coming back, with Fringe and Dawson’s Creek star Joshua Jackson starring in a big screen version of Gerry Anderson‘s UFO. According to Variety the feature film version of the British TV series that will be directed by visual effects wiz Matthew Gratzner. Jackson will play Paul Foster (a role originally played by Michael Hillington), a test pilot who joins SHADO, a secret organiastion that defends Earth against a race of aliens who have been abducting humans and using the body parts. The SHADO HQ will, as in ...
FRINGE’s Joshua Jackson to Spot UFO
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Joshua Jackson, star of Fox’s Fringe and former star of The WB’s Dawson’s Creek, will headline UFO, a feature film adaptation of the 70s cult British TV Series directed by Matthew Gratzner. According to Variety, “Jackson will star as ...
Joshua Jackson to star in ‘UFO’
News Briefs —
Joshua Jackson is set to star in UFO , a feature film based on the 1970 British television series. According to Variety, Jackson will star as Paul Foster , “a test pilot who joins S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization), a covert org built under a Hollywood studio that defends Earth against a race of aliens who have been abducting humans and using the body parts.”
Joshua Jackson In Remake Of "UFO"
Dark Horizons - General Feed —
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 ...
Joshua Jackson Flies Away In a 'UFO'
Cinematical —
There seems to be a slow and steady drive towards remaking everything that ever appeared on British television. I suppose that's all right (they do have fantastic shows and made-for-television movies in the United Kingdom) but what happens on that dark day when Hollywood runs out of British productions? Yikes. Let's not think about that, and turn instead to the dark version of 1980 that's being remade for the modern viewer, as Variety ...
Joshua Jackson will defend Earth
Accidental Sexiness —
Joshua Jackson will be playing the role of Paul Foster in a Hollywood remake of the 1970’s BBC series UFO. Foster joins a secret agency ...
Gerry Anderson's UFO coming to the movies
The Wertzone —
Gerry Anderson's excellent 1970 TV series UFO is heading for the big screen. The movie option for the series was bought some years ago and the project has languished in development hell ever since, but according to Variety ...
Joshua Jackson to Fight “UFO”
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews —
Joshua Jackson gets to fight some aliens.
Variety reports that Joshua Jackson is set to star in “UFO,” a big screen adaptation of a 1970s British TV series (apologies to all hardcore fans of the show–I’ve never heard of it so will probably say something stupid, or perhaps simply not generate excitement. Then again, I bet you’ve never heard of “It’s Your Move.”). Matthew Gratzner is set to direct.
(Variety calls Gratzner a “visual effects wiz.” It must be very exciting to be a “wiz” at something. Anyway, Mr. Gratzner earned this title doing ...
Lowatus: 2.08 Ratings, Cast Interviews, Jackson’s UFO
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The Lowatus returns -- sooner than I had hoped, as Fringe goes on a two week break for Thanksgiving (returns Dec 3rd with episode 2.09). All these breaks can’t help the show, but I guess other Thursday productions are in the same ...
Joshua Jackson cast in UFO Feature Film
GeekTyrant —
In May of this year we reported that the retro 1970’s British UFO series was going to be adapted into feature film. Legendary producer Robert Evans has teamed up with ITV Global to develop the project, and visual effects artist Matthew Gratzner is on board to direct. He’s worked on films such as Iron Man and Scorsese’s upcoming film, Shutter Island.
Variety reports that Joshua Jackson has been cast in the film as Paul Foster, a test pilot who joins S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization), a ...
Joshua Jackson Abducted by ‘UFO’
Backseat Cuddler —
Joshua Jackson UFO TV Series Poster Joshua Jackson is set to star in the film remake of the sci-fi TV series UFO . “Fringe” star Joshua Jackson will topline “UFO,” the feature film version of the British TV series that will be directed by visual effects wiz Matthew Gratzner. Jackson will star as Paul Foster, a test pilot who joins S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization), a covert org built under a Hollywood studio that defends Earth against a race of aliens who have been abducting humans and using the body parts. The series was a cult hit in the ’70s. This is an odd little bit of news, and an equally odd choice of ...
