That would be good news, the general feeling I've been getting is it's going to focus on a Foster/Lake pairing. In order for that to work, they would have to do something different with Ginny than they did in the series. And the biggest concern of all is not having Straker in the lead role. Without that they risk losing the original fan base.

Maybe that is what Gerry is thinking.

Hiya Steve - unfortunately, I already assume any movie will not be SHADO as we know and love it.  Though, that is not necessarily a problem for me if the writing is good, the plot is gripping and the actors can act! In fact, I don't really want Straker / Foster / Lake et al re-imagined because the show can't be the way when I was fresh to it 40 years ago.

It's nice that Gerry Anderson is a consultant of sorts, but I can't see him having much say in what the script does - or anything else. Does he still own rights to the show or characters? How often do we read about fairly clout-ful directors and producers having to bow down to the Powers That Be (mostly accountants) at the studios and being forced to change characters / re-cast characters / re-write scripts / slash budgets, etc.

I don't hold out much hope for the movie... but otoh, I did enjoy the Star Trek movie so it can be done. I'd love a story where a young Straker and Freeman (and Henderson?!  ) first get together to kick ass... but as Foster has already been cast (iirc) I doubt that'll happen.

And does the original fanbase really matter? I'd like the answer to be yes but are there enough of us to make or break a movie's success? I don't think so. Sadly. I think the DVD sets sold fairly well but how many of those purchases were just because it was old sci-fi which had a good reputation and the price was right?

UFO movie must be done right, unlike Thunderbirds 2004 movie that was basically SpyKids and not about rescue missions.
  S.H.A.D.O. needs to be an organization that is more than an identification card carried by it's personnel. We saw the F.B.I. agents showing their identification card in the X-Files. S.H.A.D.O. must be much more than that. It must have a secret HQ and advanced vehicles.
  I read that the UFO movie director was a fan of the original series, if it is made we will see how much S.H.A.D.O. resembles the original organization.

Lee Homer wrote on Apr 20^th, 2011 at 7:36pm:


Absolutely agree, those episodes along with "Timelash".

I read that at a convention during this Summer the UFO movie director appeared via video to say the movie is still in pre-production and going ahead.

Librarian wrote on Sep 30^th, 2011 at 3:59pm:


I absolutely agree with you. Their website should not be left dormant.

status of UFO movie...a holding pattern:
according to DragonCon 2011

Matthew Gratzner (upcoming UFO film Producer and Director) is still onboard, but when it does go beyond the pre-production stage new casting will probably be stated. It is officially still in pre-production. So there is still positives and Gratzner wants the UFO movie to look like it's origins are the original series including the theme music.