Mellotronists

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Andy Thompson wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Coulter" <jeffc@...>
> To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 5:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Crimson's Trons

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> > i consider a real legendary person. i met gerry anderson last week.

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> Very cool, Jeff! Nice to know he's a 'decent sort'. Going further off topic
> for a mo', any idea whether the live-action film is going to be any good?
> Flashy trailer, and Blur's 'Song 2' isn't the first piece of music that
> springs to mind...
> 
> Andy T.


the subject DID come up, but he did not want to elaborate on it.
all he said was "that's not mine, it belongs to universal".
my guess is he just licensed it and is not entirely pleased with
the direction the project took...
i know they had to go back and re-shoot some material, but i don't
recall the reason given...
[ben kingsley as "the hood" is perfect though!]
i have mixed anticipation. it will be really cool to see what
they can do with modern technology, but i don't know about frakes
as a director, and there is a lot of controversy regarding the
"fab one" NOT being a roller [rolls royce], instead being based
on a ford thunderbird [note: ford is discontinuing the line after
next year!]. i am far more excited about the new captain scarlet
series being produced in hi-def 3d cgi. i have seen some stills
and it looks amazing!! [but i can't elaborate too much on that
myself, at least not for a couple weeks... ssshhh... 'tis secret]