Once again claiming a centerpiece slot at the Annecy Animation Festival, this year’s Netflix’s animation showcase teased upcoming title “Leo” with an intro from Adam Sandler, drew buzz for series like “Blue Eye Samurai” with a stirring display, and offered an extended behind the scenes peak at “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” with the creative team in tow.
Taking the stage to a warm welcome, Aardman co-founder Peter Lord, producer Leyla Hobart and the film’s director Sam Fell world premiered 12 minutes of fowl footage and shared technical details about a long-awaited sequel set to hatch on December 15 – the same end-of-year perch where Netflix placed “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.”
“Dawn of the Nugget” picks up twelve (screen) years after the first film, and in the intervening decade Ginger and Rocky (now voiced by Thandiwe Newton and Zachary Levi) have had Molly (Bella Ramsey). We meet the...
Taking the stage to a warm welcome, Aardman co-founder Peter Lord, producer Leyla Hobart and the film’s director Sam Fell world premiered 12 minutes of fowl footage and shared technical details about a long-awaited sequel set to hatch on December 15 – the same end-of-year perch where Netflix placed “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.”
“Dawn of the Nugget” picks up twelve (screen) years after the first film, and in the intervening decade Ginger and Rocky (now voiced by Thandiwe Newton and Zachary Levi) have had Molly (Bella Ramsey). We meet the...
- 6/14/2023
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
Richard Conway, a special effects supervisor who collaborated closely with director Terry Gilliam, has died, his family announced. He was 79.
Conway began working in television in the 1960s, where he began his career working alongside Gerry Anderson. He worked on shows such as “Thunderbirds,” “Captain Scarlet” and “Joe 90”. While there, Conway met fellow visual effects pioneer George Gibbs and together they would go on to work on the 1969 classic “The Battle of Britain.”
From there, Conway segued into film work. He was a senior effects supervisor on Dino De Laurentiis’ “Flash Gordon.” It was Conway who created the unforgettable multi-colored skies around Mongo and its neighboring planets.
Other films Conway worked on included “Conan the Barbarian,” “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and “Sunshine.” He also contributed to Jim Henson’s “Labyrinth.” During this time, Conway met Gilliam and the two began their collaboration together, working on “Monty Python’s Meaning of Life,...
Conway began working in television in the 1960s, where he began his career working alongside Gerry Anderson. He worked on shows such as “Thunderbirds,” “Captain Scarlet” and “Joe 90”. While there, Conway met fellow visual effects pioneer George Gibbs and together they would go on to work on the 1969 classic “The Battle of Britain.”
From there, Conway segued into film work. He was a senior effects supervisor on Dino De Laurentiis’ “Flash Gordon.” It was Conway who created the unforgettable multi-colored skies around Mongo and its neighboring planets.
Other films Conway worked on included “Conan the Barbarian,” “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and “Sunshine.” He also contributed to Jim Henson’s “Labyrinth.” During this time, Conway met Gilliam and the two began their collaboration together, working on “Monty Python’s Meaning of Life,...
- 12/23/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Shane Rimmer, whose 60-year career as a character and voice actor included three James Bond films, a lead turn in the 1960s puppet series Thunderbirds and uncredited bit role in the original Star Wars, died early today at his home in England. He was 89. No cause of death was announced.
IMDb list more than 160 credits for Rimmer spanning six decades — from early TV through current series The Amazing World of Gumball. Along the way he appeared in such high-profile films as Batman Begins, the first three Superman films with Christopher Reeve and Best Picture Oscar winners Gandhi and Out of Africa. Four of his other films — Reds, Star Wars, Julia and Dr. Strangelove — were nominated for the Academy’s Big Prize. He also turned up in the 007 films The Spy Who Loved Me, Diamonds Are Forever and You Only Live Twice.
We are very sad to hear that Shane Rimmer...
IMDb list more than 160 credits for Rimmer spanning six decades — from early TV through current series The Amazing World of Gumball. Along the way he appeared in such high-profile films as Batman Begins, the first three Superman films with Christopher Reeve and Best Picture Oscar winners Gandhi and Out of Africa. Four of his other films — Reds, Star Wars, Julia and Dr. Strangelove — were nominated for the Academy’s Big Prize. He also turned up in the 007 films The Spy Who Loved Me, Diamonds Are Forever and You Only Live Twice.
We are very sad to hear that Shane Rimmer...
- 3/29/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Canadian actor Shane Rimmer, who voiced pilot Scott Tracy on the series “Thunderbirds” and appeared in multiple James Bond movies, died early Friday at his home in England. He was 89.
His death was reported on the official website of Gerry Anderson, who created “Thunderbirds” and said Rimmer’s widow, Sheila, confirmed the news. A cause of death was not reported.
Rimmer was born on May 28, 1929, in Toronto. In addition to “Thunderbirds,” he worked with Anderson on “Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons,” “Joe 90,” “The Secret Service,” “UFO,” “Space: 1999,” and the pilot “Space Police.”
His first major movie role came in 1964’s “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” as Capt. Ace Owens, co-pilot of the B-52 Stratofortress opposite Slim Pickens and James Earl Jones. Rimmer had uncredited roles in the early James Bond movies “Live and Let Die” and “Diamonds are Forever” and...
His death was reported on the official website of Gerry Anderson, who created “Thunderbirds” and said Rimmer’s widow, Sheila, confirmed the news. A cause of death was not reported.
Rimmer was born on May 28, 1929, in Toronto. In addition to “Thunderbirds,” he worked with Anderson on “Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons,” “Joe 90,” “The Secret Service,” “UFO,” “Space: 1999,” and the pilot “Space Police.”
His first major movie role came in 1964’s “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” as Capt. Ace Owens, co-pilot of the B-52 Stratofortress opposite Slim Pickens and James Earl Jones. Rimmer had uncredited roles in the early James Bond movies “Live and Let Die” and “Diamonds are Forever” and...
- 3/29/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Thunderbirds TV series co-creator and co-writer Sylvia Anderson has died at the age of 88. In addition to creating that series with her then-husband, Gerry Anderson, Ms. Anderson voiced Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward on the children's puppet show.
Anderson's other TV series work includes voice roles on Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90, and The Secret Service. In 2015, ITV Studios and Pukeko created an reboot of Thunderbirds, called Thunderbirds are Go. Anderson voiced the character of Great Aunt Sylvia, in the "Designated Driver" episode. Amazon announced it picked up the series, last month.
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Anderson's other TV series work includes voice roles on Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90, and The Secret Service. In 2015, ITV Studios and Pukeko created an reboot of Thunderbirds, called Thunderbirds are Go. Anderson voiced the character of Great Aunt Sylvia, in the "Designated Driver" episode. Amazon announced it picked up the series, last month.
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- 3/17/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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Sylvia Anderson - producer, writer, and the voice of Thunderbirds' Lady Penelope - has died at the age of 88.
Some sad news to report this morning. Sylvia Anderson, best known perhaps as the voice of Lady Penelope in Thunderbirds, has died. She was 88 years old.
The BBC is reporting that she died after a short illness.
Anderson was a producer, writer and voice actress, best known for her work alongside her ex-husband, the late Gerry Anderson. They worked together on Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Joe 90.
After the pair divorced, Sylvia Anderson worked for a time as head of programming for HBO in the UK. She had an extensive career, and she is survived by her son and daughter. Our thoughts are with them at what must be a difficult time. That said, we'd be thrilled if we'd achieved so much with 88 years. What a life.
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Sylvia Anderson - producer, writer, and the voice of Thunderbirds' Lady Penelope - has died at the age of 88.
Some sad news to report this morning. Sylvia Anderson, best known perhaps as the voice of Lady Penelope in Thunderbirds, has died. She was 88 years old.
The BBC is reporting that she died after a short illness.
Anderson was a producer, writer and voice actress, best known for her work alongside her ex-husband, the late Gerry Anderson. They worked together on Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Joe 90.
After the pair divorced, Sylvia Anderson worked for a time as head of programming for HBO in the UK. She had an extensive career, and she is survived by her son and daughter. Our thoughts are with them at what must be a difficult time. That said, we'd be thrilled if we'd achieved so much with 88 years. What a life.
- 3/16/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
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
Our non-interactive letters page is back, with more of your missives. And some of our answers...
And we're back! You've sent in lots more letters and we have carefully and cunningly put together answers for them. Considering we didn't expect this letters page to take off, we might just be lumbered with it now.
Details of how you can get involved are down at the bottom. In the meantime, here's the latest postbag....
Underappreciated Sequels
I have just watched 28 Weeks Later, and I was wondering if there were any other underappreciated sequels. Especially ones with random future stars in e.g. Jeremy Renner and Walt's dad from Lost.
Thanks
Jonathan.
Simon writes: John Locke from Lost was blown up by a vending machine in the original X-Files movie. Does that count?
Further underappreciated sequels? I'd go for A Very Brady Sequel (one of the best comedies of the 1990s full stop), My Girl 2 (genuinely!
And we're back! You've sent in lots more letters and we have carefully and cunningly put together answers for them. Considering we didn't expect this letters page to take off, we might just be lumbered with it now.
Details of how you can get involved are down at the bottom. In the meantime, here's the latest postbag....
Underappreciated Sequels
I have just watched 28 Weeks Later, and I was wondering if there were any other underappreciated sequels. Especially ones with random future stars in e.g. Jeremy Renner and Walt's dad from Lost.
Thanks
Jonathan.
Simon writes: John Locke from Lost was blown up by a vending machine in the original X-Files movie. Does that count?
Further underappreciated sequels? I'd go for A Very Brady Sequel (one of the best comedies of the 1990s full stop), My Girl 2 (genuinely!
- 7/31/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Stephen La Riviere brings his book looking at the complete history of the Gerry and Sylvia Anderson television productions to life with the documentary of the same name, Filmed in Supermarionation. While the work of the Anderson's may be a little foreign to a lot of us, they were responsible for such television shows as Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Captain Scarlet, Secret Service, Joe 90 and most prominently Thunderbirds and today the first official trailer for the doc has been revealed ahead of its upcoming BFI premiere on September 30. amz asin="1932563237" size="small"La Riviere directs and co-produced the doc, which features a wealth of previously unseen archive footage, brand new interviews with the surviving casts and crews and clips from the shows themselves. A highlight of the film is said to be the ingenious and accurate recreations of the pioneering techniques used in the productions. The doc will play...
- 7/17/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
ITV's new series brings in Rosamund Pike as voice of Lady Penelope, with David Graham returning as chauffeur Parker
Rosamund Pike will provide the voice of Lady Penelope in the new ITV version of Thunderbirds in a cast that also includes Fonejacker's Kayvan Novak.
However, some things remain the same: David Graham, who provided the distinctive nasal tones of Lady Penelope's chauffeur, Parker, in the original 1960s children's series, is to reprise the role.
Pike, the actor best known for her role as a double agent opposite Pierce Brosnan in James Bond film Die Another Die, said she was "very excited to bring Lady Penelope's wry wit and taste for adventure to a new generation".
The new series, which will be called Thunderbirds are Go!, also sees the return of Graham as the voice of Parker. Graham voiced Parker, along with three other puppet characters, in the original series...
Rosamund Pike will provide the voice of Lady Penelope in the new ITV version of Thunderbirds in a cast that also includes Fonejacker's Kayvan Novak.
However, some things remain the same: David Graham, who provided the distinctive nasal tones of Lady Penelope's chauffeur, Parker, in the original 1960s children's series, is to reprise the role.
Pike, the actor best known for her role as a double agent opposite Pierce Brosnan in James Bond film Die Another Die, said she was "very excited to bring Lady Penelope's wry wit and taste for adventure to a new generation".
The new series, which will be called Thunderbirds are Go!, also sees the return of Graham as the voice of Parker. Graham voiced Parker, along with three other puppet characters, in the original series...
- 9/30/2013
- by John Plunkett
- The Guardian - Film News
This weekend sees the debut of a brand new Saturday night entertainment show with a twist - it has puppets!
To mark the launch of BBC One's That Puppet Game Show on Saturday night (August 10), Digital Spy compiles a list of just some of TV's greatest ever puppets.
Andy Pandy
One of the leading children's characters of the early 1950s, Andy Pandy's 26 episodes were shown continuously until 1970, when a new series was made. The sweet marionette and his friends Teddy and Looby Loo lived in a picnic basket, and chilled out to the dulcet tones of Maria Bird. A new stop-motion series returned in 2002.
Animal
One of the best-loved Muppets, Animal is a drummer for the band Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. He's surely up there with Dave Grohl, John Bonham and Ringo Starr as also one of the best-loved drummers of all time. Despite having a limited vocabulary,...
To mark the launch of BBC One's That Puppet Game Show on Saturday night (August 10), Digital Spy compiles a list of just some of TV's greatest ever puppets.
Andy Pandy
One of the leading children's characters of the early 1950s, Andy Pandy's 26 episodes were shown continuously until 1970, when a new series was made. The sweet marionette and his friends Teddy and Looby Loo lived in a picnic basket, and chilled out to the dulcet tones of Maria Bird. A new stop-motion series returned in 2002.
Animal
One of the best-loved Muppets, Animal is a drummer for the band Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. He's surely up there with Dave Grohl, John Bonham and Ringo Starr as also one of the best-loved drummers of all time. Despite having a limited vocabulary,...
- 8/9/2013
- Digital Spy
Children's TV series to return in 2015, 50 years after it launched, and will be made with New Zealand special effects team
Thunderbirds are back! The children's TV series will return to ITV in 2015, 50 years after Thunderbird 1 first launched from under the swimming pool on Tracy Island and Parker drove Lady Penelope around in a pink Rolls-Royce, number plate FAB1.
The new series, which has the working title Thunderbirds Are Go!, will be made with the New Zealand special effects studio that worked on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Thunderbirds first appeared on ITV in 1965 featuring Gerry Anderson's famous "supermarionation" puppet techniques. Anderson, whose other TV shows included Captain Scarlet, Joe 90 and Space 1999, died on 26 December last year, aged 83.
The 26-part series will be made in collaboration with the Oscar-winning Weta Workshop, which worked on Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, and will...
Thunderbirds are back! The children's TV series will return to ITV in 2015, 50 years after Thunderbird 1 first launched from under the swimming pool on Tracy Island and Parker drove Lady Penelope around in a pink Rolls-Royce, number plate FAB1.
The new series, which has the working title Thunderbirds Are Go!, will be made with the New Zealand special effects studio that worked on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Thunderbirds first appeared on ITV in 1965 featuring Gerry Anderson's famous "supermarionation" puppet techniques. Anderson, whose other TV shows included Captain Scarlet, Joe 90 and Space 1999, died on 26 December last year, aged 83.
The 26-part series will be made in collaboration with the Oscar-winning Weta Workshop, which worked on Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, and will...
- 2/4/2013
- by John Plunkett
- The Guardian - Film News
Feature Mark Pickavance Jan 2, 2013
Mark pays his respects to the achievements of Thunderbirds, Stingray and Space: 1999 creator Gerry Anderson, who sadly died last week.
I was born in 1961, which means that while I don't recall the earliest Anderson series, The Adventures Of Twizzle or Torchy The Battery Boy, but I do remember watching Four-Feather Falls and Supercar.
However, it was Fireball Xl-5 that really engulfed my imagination, and probably introduced me to the idea of distant worlds and alien races. And in doing so, it also triggered off something wonderful in my head, and I immediately fell in love with all things science fictional and technological.
What's slightly depressing now, and even at the time, was that other parts of the TV and film industry rather turned their noses up at Gerry's productions, referring to him as 'that Puppet guy', or other equally dismissive terms. This was entirely at...
Mark pays his respects to the achievements of Thunderbirds, Stingray and Space: 1999 creator Gerry Anderson, who sadly died last week.
I was born in 1961, which means that while I don't recall the earliest Anderson series, The Adventures Of Twizzle or Torchy The Battery Boy, but I do remember watching Four-Feather Falls and Supercar.
However, it was Fireball Xl-5 that really engulfed my imagination, and probably introduced me to the idea of distant worlds and alien races. And in doing so, it also triggered off something wonderful in my head, and I immediately fell in love with all things science fictional and technological.
What's slightly depressing now, and even at the time, was that other parts of the TV and film industry rather turned their noses up at Gerry's productions, referring to him as 'that Puppet guy', or other equally dismissive terms. This was entirely at...
- 1/2/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Animator behind popular puppet TV shows Captain Scarlet, Stingray and Joe 90 died in his sleep, his son announces
Gerry Anderson, best known as the creator of Thunderbirds, has died at the age of 83. The film and television producer, whose credits also included the puppet shows Captain Scarlet and Joe 90 had suffered for several years with mixed dementia and died in his sleep, his son announced on Wednesday.
The news was announced on his son Jamie Anderson's website. He wrote: "I'm very sad to announce the death of my father, Thunderbirds creator, Gerry Anderson. He died peacefully in his sleep at midday today (26th December 2012), having suffered with mixed dementia for the past few years. He was 83."
He requested that any fans wishing to make donations in honour of his father should contribute to the Alzheimer's Society.
His website also included a tribute written by his fan club,...
Gerry Anderson, best known as the creator of Thunderbirds, has died at the age of 83. The film and television producer, whose credits also included the puppet shows Captain Scarlet and Joe 90 had suffered for several years with mixed dementia and died in his sleep, his son announced on Wednesday.
The news was announced on his son Jamie Anderson's website. He wrote: "I'm very sad to announce the death of my father, Thunderbirds creator, Gerry Anderson. He died peacefully in his sleep at midday today (26th December 2012), having suffered with mixed dementia for the past few years. He was 83."
He requested that any fans wishing to make donations in honour of his father should contribute to the Alzheimer's Society.
His website also included a tribute written by his fan club,...
- 12/28/2012
- by Alexandra Topping
- The Guardian - Film News
Thunderbirds creator who made some of the most popular children's TV shows of the 1960s
Gerry Anderson, who has died aged 83 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease, was the main mover behind a number of puppet series commissioned by Lew Grade's Independent Television Corporation. They made the company a fortune from the space age: perhaps the best known was Thunderbirds (1965-66), and among the others were Fireball XL5 (1962-63), Stingray (1964) and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967-68).
Anderson embarked on Thunderbirds in 1964. For Grade, international sales – particularly into the Us market – were a key concern. So Thunderbirds focused on the Tracy brothers, with first names borrowed from the Us astronauts Scott Carpenter, Virgil Grissom, Alan Shepard, John Glenn and Gordon Cooper. Enormously popular in its time, the series is still being repeated today.
Scott and the others were members of International Rescue, based on a south Pacific island, set up,...
Gerry Anderson, who has died aged 83 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease, was the main mover behind a number of puppet series commissioned by Lew Grade's Independent Television Corporation. They made the company a fortune from the space age: perhaps the best known was Thunderbirds (1965-66), and among the others were Fireball XL5 (1962-63), Stingray (1964) and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967-68).
Anderson embarked on Thunderbirds in 1964. For Grade, international sales – particularly into the Us market – were a key concern. So Thunderbirds focused on the Tracy brothers, with first names borrowed from the Us astronauts Scott Carpenter, Virgil Grissom, Alan Shepard, John Glenn and Gordon Cooper. Enormously popular in its time, the series is still being repeated today.
Scott and the others were members of International Rescue, based on a south Pacific island, set up,...
- 12/27/2012
- by Nigel Fountain
- The Guardian - Film News
News Simon Brew Dec 26, 2012
The creator of Thunderbirds, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet and more, Mr Gerry Anderson, has died
This one's just going to be a bit personal at the start, if it's okay with you.
Three years ago, my nearly nine-year old son had to have an operation on his leg that meant he wouldn't be able to move much, on doctor's orders, for a good two weeks. Not wanting him to watch whatever happened to be randomly on the television at any given time, I looked for something that would keep him entertained.
To cut a long story short, we sat and watched Thunderbirds. He watched more than me, granted, but I was sat there watching him gripped by the exact same programme that had had the same effect on me many years before. No gimmicks, no remake, no need to jazz anything up: just a brilliant series,...
The creator of Thunderbirds, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet and more, Mr Gerry Anderson, has died
This one's just going to be a bit personal at the start, if it's okay with you.
Three years ago, my nearly nine-year old son had to have an operation on his leg that meant he wouldn't be able to move much, on doctor's orders, for a good two weeks. Not wanting him to watch whatever happened to be randomly on the television at any given time, I looked for something that would keep him entertained.
To cut a long story short, we sat and watched Thunderbirds. He watched more than me, granted, but I was sat there watching him gripped by the exact same programme that had had the same effect on me many years before. No gimmicks, no remake, no need to jazz anything up: just a brilliant series,...
- 12/26/2012
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Gerry Anderson, creator of Thunderbirds, Space: 1999, Supercar, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90, UFO, Fireball XL5, Stingray, and many other science fiction and fantasy shows, has died at the age of 83.
Gerry was best know for his “Supermarionation” series, featuring detailed marionettes and a science-fiction based storyline. His ex-wife Sylvia collaborated frequently with him, most famously voicing Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward in Thunderbirds. The shows were a first step for many well-known actors and creators, including Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny in the early James Bond films), character actors Shane Rimmer and Jaremy Wilkin (Blake’s 7) and special effects master Derek Meddings (Star Wars and the James Bond franchise). He made successful forays into live action as well, with the series Space: 1999 and UFO, and the feature film Journey to the Far Side of the Sun.
Gerry suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease for several years, and spent much of his...
Gerry was best know for his “Supermarionation” series, featuring detailed marionettes and a science-fiction based storyline. His ex-wife Sylvia collaborated frequently with him, most famously voicing Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward in Thunderbirds. The shows were a first step for many well-known actors and creators, including Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny in the early James Bond films), character actors Shane Rimmer and Jaremy Wilkin (Blake’s 7) and special effects master Derek Meddings (Star Wars and the James Bond franchise). He made successful forays into live action as well, with the series Space: 1999 and UFO, and the feature film Journey to the Far Side of the Sun.
Gerry suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease for several years, and spent much of his...
- 12/26/2012
- by Vinnie Bartilucci
- Comicmix.com
TV Legend Gerry Anderson is to join the crew of Leicester's National Space Centre on March 19 and 20 for a celebration of British science fiction.
The publisher, producer, director and writer is famous for TV classics such as Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space: 1999, Joe 90, UFO and The Protectors.
On both days of the event, visitors will be able to meet the man who created the Supermarionation puppetry technique used in many of his series.
Anderson will be joined by a host of guests and characters, including Gareth Thomas who played the title role in Blake's 7.
There will be displays and talks by Mat Irvine and Mike Tucker on the launch of their new book that charts their careers leading the teams in the BBC Visual Effects Department. Between them they have worked on hundreds of shows including Doctor Who, Red Dwarf and Rentaghost.
A display of original props and...
The publisher, producer, director and writer is famous for TV classics such as Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space: 1999, Joe 90, UFO and The Protectors.
On both days of the event, visitors will be able to meet the man who created the Supermarionation puppetry technique used in many of his series.
Anderson will be joined by a host of guests and characters, including Gareth Thomas who played the title role in Blake's 7.
There will be displays and talks by Mat Irvine and Mike Tucker on the launch of their new book that charts their careers leading the teams in the BBC Visual Effects Department. Between them they have worked on hundreds of shows including Doctor Who, Red Dwarf and Rentaghost.
A display of original props and...
- 2/28/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
A Tardis used to transport Christopher Eccleston's Doctor Who across the universe is among items in an auction taking place tomorrow.
Built in 2005 for the ninth Time Lord, it is expected to fetch £8,000 to £12,000 at Bonhams' Entertainment Memorabilia auction in London on Wednesday.
A full photograph of the Tardis at the auction house is included below.
Also among the lots is a Dalek that first appeared in Dr Who And The Daleks in 1964. It's thought to be the earliest surviving Dalek and is expected to sell for £3,000.
Previously unseen U2 photographs, Spitting Image puppets of John and Norma Major, and one of Eric Clapton's guitars are also going under the hammer.
Other items include a Liverpool airport notice autographed by The Beatles on the night of their momentous return to their home city for a premiere of A Hard Day's Night in 1964.
A multi-coloured bomber jacket created for...
Built in 2005 for the ninth Time Lord, it is expected to fetch £8,000 to £12,000 at Bonhams' Entertainment Memorabilia auction in London on Wednesday.
A full photograph of the Tardis at the auction house is included below.
Also among the lots is a Dalek that first appeared in Dr Who And The Daleks in 1964. It's thought to be the earliest surviving Dalek and is expected to sell for £3,000.
Previously unseen U2 photographs, Spitting Image puppets of John and Norma Major, and one of Eric Clapton's guitars are also going under the hammer.
Other items include a Liverpool airport notice autographed by The Beatles on the night of their momentous return to their home city for a premiere of A Hard Day's Night in 1964.
A multi-coloured bomber jacket created for...
- 6/22/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Sylvia Anderson is well known as the pioneering producer who co-created many iconic sci-fi shows of the 60s and 70s.
These included the marionette puppet programmes Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet & The Mysterons and Joe 90 and the live-action series UFO, The Protectors and Space:1999.
Sylvia, now 72, provided the voices for many of the characters, notably Thunderbirds super-agent Lady Penelope who was driven around in her six-wheeled, hi-tech, pink Rolls-Royce (registration FAB1) by a chauffeur called Parker.
Sylvia has now teamed up with composer and record producer David Courtney on a live show called My Fab Years to promote her new biography of the same name.
David Courtney will host the shows and talk to Sylvia about her life, aided by unique archive film footage of many of the classic TV shows she helped to create.
Courtney has worked with some of the music industry's legends such as Roger Daltrey, Sir Paul McCartney,...
These included the marionette puppet programmes Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet & The Mysterons and Joe 90 and the live-action series UFO, The Protectors and Space:1999.
Sylvia, now 72, provided the voices for many of the characters, notably Thunderbirds super-agent Lady Penelope who was driven around in her six-wheeled, hi-tech, pink Rolls-Royce (registration FAB1) by a chauffeur called Parker.
Sylvia has now teamed up with composer and record producer David Courtney on a live show called My Fab Years to promote her new biography of the same name.
David Courtney will host the shows and talk to Sylvia about her life, aided by unique archive film footage of many of the classic TV shows she helped to create.
Courtney has worked with some of the music industry's legends such as Roger Daltrey, Sir Paul McCartney,...
- 12/3/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
My recent 24th birthday has been a particularly special occasion largely due to a certain present which I received, one that allowed me to take a trip down memory lane and recall the excitement of my childhood. This present was the complete box-set of Gerry Anderson’s original ‘Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons’. Joyfully re-watching these old favourites (ok, I wasn’t around when they first aired but so what?) reminded me that great spectacle and great imagination can be done Without the need of a computer screen. Gerry Anderson’s peak was long before Computer Generated Imagery even existed (computer graphics would first appear in the 1970s). Along with ‘Captain Scarlet’ there was of course Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, and Joe 90. Each programme required intricate planning and any explosions set off were very real. In the latter programmes (‘Scarlet’ and Joe 90) greater attempts were made to...
- 12/1/2009
- by Uprising
- t5m.com
The Sci Fi Channel has acquired broadcast rights to Thunderbirds and two other classic Gerry Anderson series. The channel has renewed its agreement with ITV Global Entertainment and BBC Two to show all 32 of the Supermarionation series' episodes as part of their primetime lineup from spring 2009. Anderson's Joe 90 and Stingray will also air alongside cult shows on Sci Fi such as Star Trek, Heroes and Angel. In addition, Sunday, December 28 will see BBC Two air documentaries Stingray - The Reunion (more)...
- 12/23/2008
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
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