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EclipseMagazine.com (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
According to Variety.com, Fringe’s Joshua Jackson has signed on to play Paul Foster, a test pilot who finds himself working for S.H.A.D.O. [Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization], a shadowy organization headquartered beneath a Hollywood movie studio, that defends the Earth against aliens who abduct humans to use for replacement parts. The film is based on Gerry Anderson’s cult...
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The Wertzone (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
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 the project is now being fast-tracked with production expected to begin next year, with Matthew Gratzner directing and former Dawson's Creek star Joshua Jackson (currently...
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Daemon's Movies (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Joshua Jackson has signed up to take the lead in UFO. The 'Dawson's Creek' actor will take the lead in the big screen adaptation of the cult 70s TV show, UFO by Gerry Anderson in a story which follows test pilot Paul Foster join a secret alien-fighting organization hidden between a film studio. The movie [...]
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JoBlo (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
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...
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ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... Earth against a race of aliens who have been abducting humans and using the body parts. The Gerry Anderson-created series was a cult hit in the 1970s. The film, written by Ryan Gaudet and Joseph Kanarek, is scheduled to start shooting in the spring in the UK.
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CinemaSpy (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... inner conflict of the character of Paul Foster," he said. The original series was created by Gerry Anderson, best known for his futuristic TV shows that employed "Supermarionation", such as Thunderbirds , and, of course, for Space 1999 . UFO was the prolific producer's first live action series. It became renowned for its advanced miniature work, which featured the talents...
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Variety.com (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... I need to convey the inner conflict of the character of Paul Foster," Gratzner said.Rights for the Gerry Anderson-created series were optioned from ITV Global, and the script was written by Ryan Gaudet and Joseph Kanarek. Read next article: >TALKBACK: | Have an opinion about this article? Be the first to Get Variety: Newsletter Signup: -- Advertisement -- -- Advertisement -- Featured...
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Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... early next year (10), reports trade paper Daily Variety. The original sci-fi show was created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson and aired in the U.K. from 1970 to 1971.
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Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Foster is a test pilot who joins the Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organisation [SHADO], a secret group who operate underneath a Hollywood studio. SHADO's purpose is to protect Earth from a human-abducting race of aliens. The Gerry Anderson TV series was a hit in the 1970s.
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Empire News (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The Robert Evans-produced film adaptation UFO has been moving steadily closer and closer to release, with visual effects guru Matthew Gratzner hired to direct and now Joshua Jackson hired to head up the cast in the feature adaptation of the cult 1970s Gerry Anderson show.Jackson will play Paul Foster, a test pilot who joins SHADO, the secret organisation based beneath a film studio and...
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Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... I need to convey the inner conflict of the character of Paul Foster," Gratzner said.Rights for the Gerry Anderson-created series were optioned from ITV Global, and the script was written by Ryan Gaudet and Joseph Kanarek. Read next article: >TALKBACK: | Have an opinion about this article? Be the first to Get Variety: Newsletter Signup: -- Advertisement -- -- Advertisement -- Featured...
