Joshua Jackson To Headline UFO Movie
Written by Ian Cullen on November 24, 2009 – 9:00 am -
It looks like casting for the proposed UFO movie, based on the cult Gerry Anderson ITC series is well underway.
According to Variety the proposed movie looks set to start Fringe’s Joshua Jackson as Captain Paul Foster who joins S.H.A.D.O (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization), a secret organization whose bases is hidden beneath a Hollywood studio. S.H.A.D.O. is charged with defending the earth from a race of aliens who have been harvesting human beings for body parts.
The movie is to be produced by Henri M. Kessler and Avi Haas, who have a first-look deal with the Robert Evans Co.
The movie is to be directed by visual effects wiz Matthew Gratzner who has been the visual effects supervisor on movies such as: Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island and Iron Man.
“Character development is the most critical part of ‘UFO,’ and Joshua’s terrific talent and range is exactly what I need to convey the inner conflict of the character of Paul Foster,” Gratzner said.
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Tags: Avi Haas, Gerry Anderson, Henri M. Kessler, Joshua Jackson, Matthew Gratzner, UFO
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