Hood (Thunderbirds) who never becomes too evil". Philip Tibbetts of Den of Geek argues that while some aspects of the film are "frustratingly infantile", and Kingsley himself "hams it up on occasion, too", the actor nevertheless "manages to restore some menace to proceedings". Hood (Thunderbirds) The Hood is the main villain and adversary of International Rescue in the "Thunderbirds" TV series. The name "Hood" was derived from the term ""; Gerry Anderson also observed that the character was frequently masked, and that a mask "could be described as a 'hood'." Sylvia Anderson acknowledges that the Hood's appearances became less regular towards the
Thunderbirds (TV series) "Thunderbirds in Outer Space" and "Countdown to Disaster". Plans for a live-action film adaptation were first announced in 1993. These eventually culminated in the 2004 film "Thunderbirds", directed by Jonathan Frakes and produced by StudioCanal and Working Title Films. It was a critical and commercial failure and was poorly received by fans of the TV series. The Andersons sold their intellectual and profit participation rights to "Thunderbirds" and their other productions in the 1970s. As a result, they had no developmental control over subsequent adaptations of their works. "Thunderbirds" was first remade for TV in the early 1980s as "Thunderbirds