Joshua Jackson Heads UFO Remake

This past Saturday, my husband was watching an episode of the old British TV series UFO. “Which character is your favorite?” he asked. “Paul Foster,” I replied without hesitation.

Imagine my surprise when I openned my email this morning and found a report from Variety stating that my favorite Fringe star, Joshua Jackson has just been cast as Paul Foster in the feature film remake of UFO.

Cosmic? Isn’t it?

The original UFO came from those brilliant scifi model aficionados, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. These are the same people that brought us Thunderbirds, Fireball XL-5, Space 1999 and Captain Scarlett. That last series even features a puppet that looks exactly like the star of UFO, Ed Bishop.

UFO was more cerebral than the Anderson’s other shows and it was based on the idea that we had a secret system set up for intercepting and destroying aliens who were constantly trying to land here on earth. Most people remember the girls in the purple wigs, the mod clothing and the fabulous model work but it also had a solid plot, interesting characters and some snappy dialouge.

I can’t wait to see it on the big screen.

According to Variety, the film is due to begin shooting this spring in the UK.

CR: Justin Stephens/FOX