Cult classic Terrahawks is set to return all over again - with a new eight-part audio series.
Anderson Entertainment has struck a deal with Big Finish to produce a second run of adventures based on the '80s series.
Big Finish - best known for its Doctor Who audio range - released its first Terrahawks box set, featuring actors from the original series, earlier this month.
"The release of a box set of the new Terrahawks audio series on April 3 has done so well, and has generated so much excitement, that we've been commissioned to produce a second series," said Jamie Anderson, managing director of Anderson Entertainment - and son of the late Gerry Anderson.
Nicholas Briggs, executive producer of Big Finish Productions, added: "I'm a huge fan of Gerry Anderson's great TV shows and have always wanted to make a series based on the great man's work.
"We've...
Anderson Entertainment has struck a deal with Big Finish to produce a second run of adventures based on the '80s series.
Big Finish - best known for its Doctor Who audio range - released its first Terrahawks box set, featuring actors from the original series, earlier this month.
"The release of a box set of the new Terrahawks audio series on April 3 has done so well, and has generated so much excitement, that we've been commissioned to produce a second series," said Jamie Anderson, managing director of Anderson Entertainment - and son of the late Gerry Anderson.
Nicholas Briggs, executive producer of Big Finish Productions, added: "I'm a huge fan of Gerry Anderson's great TV shows and have always wanted to make a series based on the great man's work.
"We've...
- 4/23/2015
- Digital Spy
The late producer Gerry Anderson's final movie will be completed by his son Jamie Anderson.
Gerry - most famous for his work on Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet - began working on a project called A Christmas Miracle prior to his death in 2012.
The producer's battle with Alzheimer's disease left A Christmas Miracle unfinished, but now his son will revive the movie using computer animation.
A Christmas Miracle will tell the story of an invasion of aliens demanding that earth hand over Santa Claus.
Jamie is expected to pitch the project to investors at the British Film Institute in London on Wednesday (March 4).
Mark Woollard (Captain Scarlet) will direct A Christmas Miracle.
A new series based on Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Thunderbirds franchise will also be premiering in April on ITV and Citv in the UK, in addition to a crowd-funded Firestorm project being in the works.
Gerry - most famous for his work on Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet - began working on a project called A Christmas Miracle prior to his death in 2012.
The producer's battle with Alzheimer's disease left A Christmas Miracle unfinished, but now his son will revive the movie using computer animation.
A Christmas Miracle will tell the story of an invasion of aliens demanding that earth hand over Santa Claus.
Jamie is expected to pitch the project to investors at the British Film Institute in London on Wednesday (March 4).
Mark Woollard (Captain Scarlet) will direct A Christmas Miracle.
A new series based on Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Thunderbirds franchise will also be premiering in April on ITV and Citv in the UK, in addition to a crowd-funded Firestorm project being in the works.
- 2/26/2015
- Digital Spy
Exclusive: A Christmas Miracle was in the works before the British filmmaker died in 2012.
The last feature film project from the late Gerry Anderson - creator of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Joe 90 - is in advanced development and may move into pre-production later this year.
The $46.5m (£30m) computer animated feature, titled Gerry Anderson’s A Christmas Miracle, was first hatched by the British filmmaker in 2004. Anderson died in 2012.
“It was his baby,” said his son Jamie Anderson, who is producing the film through family company Anderson Entertainment alongside Mark Sherwood.
The original version of the screenplay was completed around 2006. Heavyweight screenwriter Stuart Beattie (Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) is now in talks to rework the screenplay.
Executive producer is Daniel Pickering and director Mark Woollard, who worked on the 2005 CGI reboot of Captain Scarlet. Veteran producer Iain Smith has been “helping and assisting” on the project.
Some 65% of...
The last feature film project from the late Gerry Anderson - creator of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Joe 90 - is in advanced development and may move into pre-production later this year.
The $46.5m (£30m) computer animated feature, titled Gerry Anderson’s A Christmas Miracle, was first hatched by the British filmmaker in 2004. Anderson died in 2012.
“It was his baby,” said his son Jamie Anderson, who is producing the film through family company Anderson Entertainment alongside Mark Sherwood.
The original version of the screenplay was completed around 2006. Heavyweight screenwriter Stuart Beattie (Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) is now in talks to rework the screenplay.
Executive producer is Daniel Pickering and director Mark Woollard, who worked on the 2005 CGI reboot of Captain Scarlet. Veteran producer Iain Smith has been “helping and assisting” on the project.
Some 65% of...
- 2/26/2015
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Christmas is a time for giving and the makers of Terrahawks have decided to make a Christmas episode available for free on YouTube.
The episode, 'A Christmas Miracle', will be available on YouTube until January 10 and has been digitally cleaned and re-mastered.
The video also features two new specially created parody advertisements, and further Terrahawks treats are expected in the New Year.
A new spin-off animated web series titled Zeroids vs Cubes will launch from Anderson Entertainment and Ido Design and Animation, featuring the robots from the original series.
Jamie Anderson, son of Terrahawks co-creator Gerry Anderson said: "We wanted to bring some Yuletide cheer to Terrahawks fans around the world in advance of Big Finish's April 2015 release of a brand new Terrahawks audio series featuring eight new episodes with three members of the original cast.
"We're also releasing a free Christmas track with Big Finish - Zelda's Night Before Christmas.
The episode, 'A Christmas Miracle', will be available on YouTube until January 10 and has been digitally cleaned and re-mastered.
The video also features two new specially created parody advertisements, and further Terrahawks treats are expected in the New Year.
A new spin-off animated web series titled Zeroids vs Cubes will launch from Anderson Entertainment and Ido Design and Animation, featuring the robots from the original series.
Jamie Anderson, son of Terrahawks co-creator Gerry Anderson said: "We wanted to bring some Yuletide cheer to Terrahawks fans around the world in advance of Big Finish's April 2015 release of a brand new Terrahawks audio series featuring eight new episodes with three members of the original cast.
"We're also releasing a free Christmas track with Big Finish - Zelda's Night Before Christmas.
- 12/11/2014
- Digital Spy
The son of Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson has voiced his desire to produce a new origins series.
Jamie Anderson - director of Anderson Entertainment - told Digital Spy that the potential show would explore how Jeff Tracy came to establish International Rescue.
"I would really love to do an origin story of Thunderbirds," he revealed. "An audience today is much more interested in canon and the wider universe that surrounds these shows, so I think something like that would be really fantastic."
Anderson added that he would be keen to make the series on audio with Big Finish, having already collaborated with the company - best known for its Doctor Who series - on an upcoming series of Terrahawks plays.
However, any such series would rely on permission from ITV, which currently owns the rights to many of Gerry Anderson's projects.
"I know that is something I would love...
Jamie Anderson - director of Anderson Entertainment - told Digital Spy that the potential show would explore how Jeff Tracy came to establish International Rescue.
"I would really love to do an origin story of Thunderbirds," he revealed. "An audience today is much more interested in canon and the wider universe that surrounds these shows, so I think something like that would be really fantastic."
Anderson added that he would be keen to make the series on audio with Big Finish, having already collaborated with the company - best known for its Doctor Who series - on an upcoming series of Terrahawks plays.
However, any such series would rely on permission from ITV, which currently owns the rights to many of Gerry Anderson's projects.
"I know that is something I would love...
- 10/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Stingray and many more - all brought to the screen by the singular imagination of the late, great Gerry Anderson.
So prolific was Anderson that he left a wealth of unrealised ideas behind - and now his son Jamie is determined to make one such project a reality.
Firestorm follow Storm Force, an elite organisation formed to combat terrorist threats. Previously produced as an anime series in 2003, the new version will be a more faithful adaptation of Anderson's original concepts.
A Kickstarter campaign has been launched to fund a pilot, and with just 10 days remaining, Digital Spy spoke to Jamie Anderson - director of Anderson Entertainment - about his plans for a series and how Firestorm compares to his father's classic shows.
How did the idea come about to redevelop Firestorm and use Kickstarter to fund the project?
"In the period after Dad's funeral, we were talking...
So prolific was Anderson that he left a wealth of unrealised ideas behind - and now his son Jamie is determined to make one such project a reality.
Firestorm follow Storm Force, an elite organisation formed to combat terrorist threats. Previously produced as an anime series in 2003, the new version will be a more faithful adaptation of Anderson's original concepts.
A Kickstarter campaign has been launched to fund a pilot, and with just 10 days remaining, Digital Spy spoke to Jamie Anderson - director of Anderson Entertainment - about his plans for a series and how Firestorm compares to his father's classic shows.
How did the idea come about to redevelop Firestorm and use Kickstarter to fund the project?
"In the period after Dad's funeral, we were talking...
- 10/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Gerry Anderson's 'lost' series Firestorm has reached its initial target on Kickstarter.
Fans have raised the minimum of £49,000 - in less than 96 hours - in support of the project, based on concepts from the Thunderbirds creator.
The Firestorm campaign is now intent on reaching its 'stretch goal' of £135,000 over the next 27 days, in order to produce a 22-minute pilot.
The next target would be £342,000 to fund a full 45-minute feature episode, made with a new filming technique called 'Ultramarionation' - a combination of puppetry, practical effects, physical props and sets, and model miniatures.
Jamie Anderson - Managing Director of Anderson Entertainment and son of Gerry Anderson - said: "The worldwide support for Firestorm from Gerry Anderson fans has been fantastic. With a fair wind and a bit more luck, Firestorm will be on your TV screen in the very near future!"
Firestorm will follow Storm Force, an organisation formed to combat terrorist threats,...
Fans have raised the minimum of £49,000 - in less than 96 hours - in support of the project, based on concepts from the Thunderbirds creator.
The Firestorm campaign is now intent on reaching its 'stretch goal' of £135,000 over the next 27 days, in order to produce a 22-minute pilot.
The next target would be £342,000 to fund a full 45-minute feature episode, made with a new filming technique called 'Ultramarionation' - a combination of puppetry, practical effects, physical props and sets, and model miniatures.
Jamie Anderson - Managing Director of Anderson Entertainment and son of Gerry Anderson - said: "The worldwide support for Firestorm from Gerry Anderson fans has been fantastic. With a fair wind and a bit more luck, Firestorm will be on your TV screen in the very near future!"
Firestorm will follow Storm Force, an organisation formed to combat terrorist threats,...
- 10/6/2014
- Digital Spy
A new series based on concepts from Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson is seeking funding via Kickstarter.
Firestorm has been developed from Anderson's original synopsis and story outline documents.
The series would follow Storm Force, an organisation formed to combat terrorist threats, including the group known as Black Orchid.
An anime version of the project was previously produced and aired across Japan and South East Asia in 2003.
Fans who help fund the new Firestorm pilot episode will receive special limited edition rewards, from props and collector edition DVDs, to set visits and film credits.
Once the Kickstarter campaign reaches its target, a pilot episode will be made with a new filming technique called 'Ultramarionation' - a combination of puppetry, practical effects, physical props and sets, and model miniatures.
Jamie Anderson - Managing Director of Anderson Entertainment and son of Gerry Anderson - said: "Developing Firestorm ready to be filmed in Ultramarionation has been an absolute joy.
Firestorm has been developed from Anderson's original synopsis and story outline documents.
The series would follow Storm Force, an organisation formed to combat terrorist threats, including the group known as Black Orchid.
An anime version of the project was previously produced and aired across Japan and South East Asia in 2003.
Fans who help fund the new Firestorm pilot episode will receive special limited edition rewards, from props and collector edition DVDs, to set visits and film credits.
Once the Kickstarter campaign reaches its target, a pilot episode will be made with a new filming technique called 'Ultramarionation' - a combination of puppetry, practical effects, physical props and sets, and model miniatures.
Jamie Anderson - Managing Director of Anderson Entertainment and son of Gerry Anderson - said: "Developing Firestorm ready to be filmed in Ultramarionation has been an absolute joy.
- 9/30/2014
- Digital Spy
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