What you probably haven't heard are the rumours Primeval is about to get its own spin-off series, possibly a version set in America. Would this be groundwork for the American movie, in some way? After all, there's no way the film will use the British cast. Sorry, Hannah Spearritt, but Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London is still not forgiven.
I find this all quite amusing, actually. Primeval's one of those shows that has a fantastic concept, but lacks the imagination or budget to do anything special with it. We're halfway through season 3 and they'e only just hit on the idea of a person coming through from the past -- and that ended up being the worst episode so far! For the first two years, it was primarily a way for the Walking With Dinosaurs team to give their CGI dinosaurs a stroll around the hard-drive. This may be a rare instance where Americans can only improve on things.
I'm sure its creators are only too happy to let Hollywood shower them with money for the rights to Primeval. Perhaps this is a good thing for British TV in general? Will production companies be more inclined to make expensive fantasy/sci-fi shows, if they have a longterm plan to sell the concepts to the US for a cash windfall? Recently, we've had a US remake of Life On Mars, a movie version of the BBC's State Of Play, and ITV's Lost In Austen is apparently being remade as a film by Sam Mendes. What next?
