Director Jonathan Frakes Talks 'Thunderbirds'

[Thursday, July 8th, 2004]
Director Jonathan Frakes has been speaking about Thunderbirds, calling it a film with a little something for everyone. "It's a coming-of-age story," Frakes told Sci-Fi Wire. "There are three kids at the center of it, so it's a story of friendship and loyalty, fathers and sons and coming of age."

Frakes says that different people will appreciate the film differently. "I think the adults will love the scenes between Lady Penelope [Sophia Myles, as the Tracy's super-hip and gorgeous partner,] and Parker [Ron Cook, as Penelope's chauffeur and butler]," Frakes said. "Their scenes have some great, ironic double-entendre comedy. The kids will love the takeoffs of the ships, because they shake the seats and the palm trees separate. And I'll go out on a limb here and say little girls will love Tin-Tin [Vanessa Anne Hudgens, as one of Alan's adventurous friends], who kicks ass and saves the day. So I wouldn't say there's a single set piece that will wow people. I'd say that we have several 'wow' moments; that they're for different people; and that they're spread out rather nicely across the film."

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