:10:02
would be big enough
to conceivably house a jet engine
:10:07
and that under the car
there could be telescopic wings.
:10:10
So it wouldn't be by magic
that this thing turned into a plane
:10:14
but there would be a certain logic
in which the design was rooted.
:10:37
And there's the theme.
:10:40
Hans Zimmer,
the Academy Award-winning composer,
:10:44
very tastefully peppered the Thunderbirds theme
through the picture,
:10:48
four, five, six times so it's not overkill
:10:51
but you're reminded and I think
it underlines the entrances of the ships.
:10:57
Bill Paxton as Jeff Tracy, perfectly cast.
:11:02
Quintessential American hero,
big Hollywood movie star,
:11:11
and recognised as an astronaut.
:11:13
And here we introduce Sir Ben Kingsley
as The Hood.
:11:20
What a blessing to have an actor of this quality
in a family picture.
:11:25
When he was offered the part,
he came to meet me.
:11:31
The big movie stars, they're offered a part
:11:33
based on a meeting
with the director or the producer.
:11:36
So he came into the room...
:11:39
He and Patrick Stewart,
who I've worked with on Star Trek,
:11:42
are good mates from the RSC
:11:44
and have a certain similarity in appearance,
I think you might agree.
:11:50
He said he'd been doing roles
that were so emotionally taxing
:11:58
that he was happy to take on a lighter tone -
again with the tone -