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Behind The Scenes Of AMC's Remake Of THE PRISONER!!
Merrick here...
AMC has been posting a lot of material from the currently-in-production remake of THE PRISONER.
This time around, James Caviezel stars at Number Six (the role originated by Patrick McGoohan) and Sir Ian McKellen is Number Two. One of my favorite/under-appreciated actors, Lennie James, will appear as 147 (Lennie was recently seen as the badass CIA operative-gone-native in the CBS series JERICHO). The overall arc of the original series' 17 episodes is being distilled into a miniseries format.
Here's an embed of a recently posted video from the shoot, which offers (among other things) our first hint that some level of retro production design may be afoot for certain elements of the miniseries.
If you go HERE & look to the right of the screen, you'll find a menu offering more behind-the-scenes material from the project. There's also a running blog of the miniseries' production, which can be found HERE.
You can find streaming (and free) video of the entire 1967 progenitor series HERE, and THIS LINK will carry you to AMC's official site for the new show.
"Working with Gandalf and Jesus...then I showed up..." That's pretty funny.
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RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY FIRST, YOU WALK RIGHT IN AH DAH DUT DUT DUT DUT.
SERIULUSLY YOU AND ME WERE DONE PROFESSIONALLY. -
is the talkback being sent to the insurance company?
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Not vanished. Moved to Coaxial ('cause it's television).
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Can't we just leave it, and PRETEND like its the long awaited Prisoner movie?
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... a freakin' desert ? WTF ? My Lord, this remake will be a disaster. Mark my words.
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And you can't remake the Prisoner.
"Who are you?"
"The new number two."
"Who is number one?"
"You are, number six."
The insertion of that comma in the last line makes all the difference in the world. (When you've seen the last episode.) -
Or for that matter, where's the beach?Wow, I must say this is looking very promising.
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"good shot at greatness"
It will be a version of "The Prisoner."
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was the distinct Britishness of it. If they try to open this up too much, it destroys the whole concept. This reminds me too much of the Andromeda Strain remake, hopefully I'm dead wrong.
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Christina Hendricks
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... there's an attempted "deep discussion" on Lost, I remind myself that about four minutes of dialogue on the Prisoner had/have more depth than four seasons of Lost.
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broke." Dean Motter, "The Prisoner" miniseries, DC Comics, explaining "Fall Out"
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You don't tug on Superman's Cape. You don't Spit into the wind. You also don't pull the mask off that ole lone ranger and you don't mess around with Jim. When a show and an actor are master class and untouchable, its useless to even paint the set walls. Its as futile as trying to bottle sunshine. This remake cannot be done. I will never understand the perchant for endless remakes in Hollywood. Like they said in Red dwarf - "Why would you even bother to remake Casablanca? the 2034 version was definitive!"
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Jim Caviezel + Ian Mckellen = greatness. And the production looks huge, with the in-studio scenes very retro. It's all down to the writing now. Can't wait.
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No Portmeirion = No Prisoner
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...but FUUUUUUUUCKKKKKK!!!! Screw this whore-a-thon. Remakes are fuckin' ASS.
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I smell a BATTLESTAR GALACTICA type remake...which may not be a bad thing.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewj6b2QJ8lo
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...when Ian McKellen messed up his linEs for a SECOND FUCKING TIME! WHAT DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND, IAN?! OH, GOOD FOR YOU! YOU'RE A NICE GUY, IAN, BUT WE'RE DONE PROFESSIONALLY! FUCKING ASS...
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Are they not using those distinctive jackets from the original series or what? And if all their exteriors were shot in Namibia, what does that mean for the look of the village?
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A movie would have been a bad idea.
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Christian Bale is officially a douche, i lost my respect. By the way, finally there's news on The Prisoner remake, i've been looking forward for this... bcoz it's good to finally see Caviezel again, and Ian McKellen just can't do no wrong in my book, a terrific and great actor
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What's he doing there?Do you understand that my mind is not on the talkback if you're doing that?
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http://tiny.cc/gUJDpThey should play this in clubs!
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Thanks, Taco Bell!
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I can't wait to see this. I want to hear (more of) James' accent. And see some scenes! :)
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Thanks for that MrMonkey.
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Whose idea was this? As if some right-wing holier-than-thou subpar B actor could take the place of the great McGoohan. This blows. Why doesn't Caviezel go back to church with Mel Gibson and leave the re-makes alone? And couldn't the producers have found someone better? For God's sake, Tim Roth is now on US network TV! This makes no sense and is a huge disappointment.
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Maybe it's an entire Goddamn city!
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I'm avoiding much (but obviously not all) so as to be as open minded as I can possibly be about this project. I'm just curious if anyone knows if this is a remake, re-imagining (ugh) or continuation (ala the Dean Motter mini-series). The Prisoner was my first sample of intelligent TV and those 17 episodes are pure gold. I like the actors well enough but am filled with some trepedation when I hear "Nambia" instead of "Portmeirion" and the idea of one actor playing Number 2.
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You have issues fella, don't hate Caviezel because you hate someone he played in a movie.
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Exactly. It was as much a character as Number 6. This will in no way approach the charm and weirdness of the original, though it may well be interesting in its own way.
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I heard that McGoohan accepted this remake (he must have to sell the rights), but I never saw anything in print.
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The original is dated but the intent can transcend time. In this day of internet, nanny cams, and CCTV, a remake of "The Prisoner" is very needed. By the way, listen to "Degree Absolute" and you can hear Leo McKern refer to #6 as "Drake."
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Feb 03, 2009 3:27:21 PM CST
This has Knight Rider, The Figitive and Bionic Woman written all
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People will remember this for about 5 minutes, then it's gone! The original will ALWAYS be remembered!
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That's an old rumor; the script says, "See me in the morning break." not "Drake."
Verry British sounding, I know. -
Why didn't Gandalf call me? Fuck.
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With Mad Men and Breaking Bad, AMC has shown nothing but intelligent and creative badassery so far when developing tv shows. I'm inclined to presume this will continue until they prove me wrong.
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I agree.
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One of Neil Gaiman's "Miracleman" stories was about a place called The City where a spy lived after being separated from service. She didn't know whom to trust, who might be a double, who might be a triple, who might be her superior even though she had quit. Finally a character from earlier in the series came to her and told her that she could have left anytime. She did, and in her new city she wondered if the cabbie stared a little too long, if the postman was unusually sinister, if her lover really loved her or was maintaining a cover ... and so forth. Interesting story.
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he KNOWS something! I'm sure of it!
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No Lotus 7 + No Prisoner. Ok, ok, ok at lease stick an Elise in the opening and I'll give it a chance....
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Thanks for the clarification. Can't wait to see the mini series.
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which is a shame.one of the best shows ever on tv. Hard to replicate and Caviezel aint no McGoohan
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I can't imagine them keeping it as out there as the original. Although, Lost has shown that people are willing to embrace ambiguous story lines.
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I agree. Most seem to want things wrapped with closure. This leads me to think that the ending for the mini series will not be like the original. .
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..as long as they keep the giant squid.
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He would have been great for the part of Jim Rhodes in the iron man movies.
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Feb 03, 2009 7:25:10 PM CST
"They scoured the earth and found this place that just seemed to
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You missed Wales then?
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This year's TIN MAN, methinks.
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Or is it just being anti-Lucas?
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is going to go with a BAFFLED persona for the show.
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Have they said?
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One clip was posted then erased by the powers that be. This show will fail, KnightRider epic remake tank proportions.
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can't wait!
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but not expecting much. Lennie James was the best thing on Jericho.
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If he's going to be the lead in a remake of a British 60s show, shouldn't it be Catweazle? That's what I think of every time I read his name anyway.
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DarthBakpao. who the hell is that you ask? fuck if I know, but apparently MovieStars kiss his ass and TREMBLE at the thought of losing his favor.
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Yep Lennie James is awesome
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and this looks promising. I walked through the Tatooine sets in Tunisia, but it's Namibia that makes you feel you've actually reached another planet. There are parts that are utterly spectacular and otherworldly, so I think it's a good place for the Village (and the endless dunes and pans will add to the feeling of isolation). It looks like they're filming some of it in Swakopmund, which is full of interesting locations. I like Portmierion, and obviously it's a surreal place, but parts of Swakop could do quite nicely - even everyday locations like the old lighthouse and the playground in the main square look a little weird. Add McKellan and this looks really interesting.
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But the original quirkyness of the original seems to be missing.. and these little things made it for me. The same typeface on everything, the badges, the odd costumes and the claustrophobic feel of The Village. (Portmerion is even smaller in real life)
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Hope this isn't as bad as the Dune remake miniseries.
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eh? I know he's got a handful of projects backed up. I think there was some business/war movie too.
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But dudes, seriously. Lost wouldn't have been possible without The Prisoner. Go demand a Lost talkback in another talkback, or better yet, bombard Herc with e-mails.
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The fact this is a Prisoner TB is just coincidence. People are posting in this one because it is the top coax story. If the top coax story was about Paris Hilton's British Best Friend, people would be bombarding that one.
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On the AMC Prisoner site they mention that a movie is still in the works and they are completely separate projects. Whether Nolan is helming the movie, who knows.
I haven't been able to watch teh clips yet due to our network nazis at work (imagine expecting everyone to use company network banwidth for working!), but even as diehard a Prisoner fan as I am, I really think a remake could be very good as long as it is faithful to the spirit of the original. I don't mind only one Number 2 (one Ian McKellan No. 2 certainly equals at least a handful of spare No. 2's), and I don't mind that they're not filming it in Portmerion. If they are just trying to recreate the original, they will fail miserably. This has to be its own thing. If it's true to the spirit and the ideas of the original, I'll be happy. -
i loved the original , it was well before its time, so if its half as good it will be great
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They'll hire Kevin James for cameos in a couple of episodes. Solid (though-the-roof) ratings insurance and indispensable comedy relief. This whole thing is going to be more pretentious than a Tina Fey award-acceptance speech. The word "genius" has been trivialized but it certainly applies to the late Patrick McGoohan; he wasn't a camera whore (re George Clooney) but a rather reclusive man who was as driven, and equally bright, as screenwriter Nigel Kneale (THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT).
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