Quatermass, the vintage British sci-fi series, is being revived as a film.

Originally created by writer Nigel Kneale for 1953 serial The Quatermass Experiment, the character of rocket scientist Bernard Quatermass went on to appear in a number of TV projects and movies.

Quatermass's exploits – which saw him face off against sinister alien lifeforms – are widely considered to have influenced the later Doctor Who, which began airing on BBC One in 1963.

1967’s film version of Quatermass And The Pit Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images

The new Quatermass project comes from Hammer Films and Legendary Pictures, with The Night Manager writer David Farr attached to pen the script, according to The Wrap.

The film will be produced by Hammer’s Simon Oakes, who previously worked on 2012's Daniel Radcliffe-starring horror The Woman in Black, and Let Me In, the English-language remake of the 2008 Swedish romantic horror Let the Right One In.



Jason Flemyng, John Mills and André Morell are among the actors to have previously portrayed the stoic Professor Quatermass on screen.

Jason Flemyng starred in a 2005 live staging of The Quatermass Experiment, a remake of the 1953 original BBC

Back in 2016, it was announced that BBC America would be revisiting the character in a new TV series written by The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson.

In the wake of this latest news, Digital Spy has reached out to Dyson's representatives for comment on the status of the TV project.

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