2003 Archive 
Premiere and reviews! Contest Completed. Variety Reviews the movie! New CGI book info. US Release date changed Please email me with any additional news or use the SEND NEWS link.
Casting
| Character | Actor | ||||
| Jeff Tracy | Bill Paxton (Aliens) | ||||
| Lady Penelope | Sophia Myles | ||||
| Parker | Ron Cook | ||||
| Scott Tracy | Philip Winchester | ||||
| Virgil Tracy | Dominic Colenso | ||||
| Alan Tracy | Brady Corbet | ||||
| Gordon Tracy | Ben Torgeson | ||||
| John Tracy | Lex Shrapnel (K19) | ||||
| Brains | Anthony Edwards (ER) | ||||
| Tintin | Vanessa Hudgens | ||||
| The Hood | Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi) | ||||
| Fermat | Soren Fulton | ||||
| Transom | Rose Keegan | ||||
| Mullion | Deodia Opari |
Production Crew
| Role | Name | ||||
| Director | Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek Next Gen) | ||||
| Script | Michael McCullers - revised original of Will Osborne | ||||
| CGI visual effects | Marc Nelmes | ||||
Exclusive Information
The concept cars used in the production are being provided by Ford. Oh look they painted a Ford Thunderbird pink and parked it behind the new Fab 1.
Thunderbirds Movie Timeline
July 29 2004: Reviews!
Reviews are coming in, so we put them into a page which you can visit here. As new reviews are sent in, they will be added.. Also, if you missed it, G4TechTV is showing "Class Thunderbirds" for the next 3 days to celebrate the movie release in the US.
July 27 2004: Comments, trailers and reviews!
If you have not already seen the latest trailer, it can be viewed in Quicktime form on the Apple Quicktime site here.
Comments on the movie from a certain Gerry Anderson can be seen here.
Comments on the movie from Sylvia Anderson can be seen here.
Thunderbirds the movie - Dutch site.
As part of the promotion for the movie, a full size (?) replica of Thunderbird 3 was constructed in London's Trafalgar Square!!! This was done on July 22nd and was accompanied by a great deal of publicity. Apparently a film-lapse movie was created showing the construction of the vehicle. Please send in links of the finished product or the movie clip. one small photo appears on the Fanderson news page.
A separate reviews page will be posted shortly. Keep em coming!!
July 26 2004: Thunderbirds movie news blitz!
Tons of news, so now that we're all settled in, lets begin!
The movie finally premiered in the UK and the UK magazine EMPIRE covered the premiere. Full article can be found here. They also did a live web interview with the director, Jonathan Frakes. A transcript is posted to the link above.
Over here in the US, the movie opens this friday. I actually saw an ad on TV for it this sunday evening during a Simpsons re-run. Here goes nothing...
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Here is a review from someone who went to an early screening in the UK:
Went to see the new Thunderbirds film, today, at an advanced screening, there were no more than thirty people in there to see it, and have to admit I was disappointed with it, having grown up on Thunderbirds, I was hoping for something better, the opening titles were where my heart began to sink, TB2,TB4 and firefly were totally different, firefly looked like an adapted digger, and Fab 1, well it is shameful really ,what they have done with it?...
I just hope they dont make another one, they are destroying what Gerry Anderson created, even the music has been duped, why oh why they could not use the original i dont know, for those who have never seen Thunderbirds, i doubt this will light any fires, and the Americans will probably laugh at it...they should have left it to Gerry to make the film, and since when has Jeff Tracey gone on missions? and there was not enough of the machines in the film...or the other characters, like Scott and Virgil, yes kids might like it, my sons did, but i was bored very quickly..Shame really, cos had they got it right, then it could have been good, but i feel it is just another money spinner for toys and stuff..it could have been really good, but it is really a very sad effort by Universal..they should be ashamed of what they have done to a BRITISH cult..
There will probably be a new page for reviews... Feel free to send in your opinions, good or bad.
June 29th 2004:New books from Harper Collins+CONTEST!!
Harper Collins is publishing a series of books based on the forthcoming movie. All will be available on July 5th in UK. The following is a list of each book, each title is linked to the appropriate page on Amazon UK.
- Thunderbirds Movie Storybook 0-00-717806-9