This might be cool. One of the things about the show was its hip retro feel. Maybe they can capture some of that.
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Tracey de Morsella < tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com> wrote: > > > *Robert Evans, ITV team for 'UFO' film* > > *Ryan Gaudet, Joseph Kanarek writing script* > > CANNES -- Robert Evans is teaming with ITV Global on a feature film based > on the 1970s British TV series "UFO." > > Evans is producing with Avi > Haas<http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/473525/Avi%20Haas.html?dataSet=1>and > Henri M. Kessler. Ryan Gaudet and Joseph Kanarek are penning a script. > > The series debuted in 1970 and ran for three years, with characters created > by Gerry > Anderson<http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/124403/Gerry%20Anderson.html?dataSet=1>. > It was set in 1980 and 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 Shado commander. > > The movie will be set in the year 2020. > > The Robert Evans Co. has a first-look deal at Paramount, which will be > first stop for the project. "We know the importance of the 'UFO' series > brand to ITV Global, and we will work closely with them to build this into a > franchise," Evans said. > > Evans has a deal with Paramount and HBO > Films<http://www.variety.com/profiles/Company/main/2013064/HBO%20Films.html?dataSet=1>to > develop a six-hour miniseries on Chicago attorney Sidney Korshak. > > > http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004006.html?categoryid=3628&cs=1&query=ufo > > > > -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
