Gerry Anderson Reacts to 'UFO' Movie
Remains hopeful about prospects
By Robert Falconer | Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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 me to blow this up bigger than it is, but I have a feeling that I might end up being a consultant on the movie."
This would be a departure from how Anderson was handled on Thunderbirds, when he was initially invited on as a creative consultant, but then let go a few days later when the producers decided they already had enough people on the payroll. Anderson later described Thunderbirds as "the biggest load of crap I have ever seen in my life."
Still, Anderson remains cautiously optimistic that UFO will depart from the typically unimpressive Hollywood remakes of classic UK television.
"Over here there's a rather unfortunate history about remakes; Thunderbirds the film was a disaster, and The Avengers, and so on. But I hope, and I think I probably believe, that this could be the exception."
We hope Gerry is right. It's an ambitious project that will need some serious reworking to bring it in line with the world of today. If done right, however, it could be one helluva lot of fun.
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I wonder how the Interceptors would look now.