Christopher Nolan to direct The Prisoner
08-21-06, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
Wasn't Memento based on his brother's short story?
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08-21-06, 08:06 PM
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For Memento, the screenplay was based on his brother's idea for a story. Chris wrote the screenplay the same time his brother was writing the story.
08-21-06, 08:09 PM
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IMO they should not even attempt to find anyone to fill McGoohan's shoes. That's like trying to find someone beside Peter Sellers to play Inspector Clouseau.
08-21-06, 09:36 PM
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Maybe the movie will have a REAL ending, unlike the show
08-22-06, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Tommy Ceez
Maybe the movie will have a REAL ending, unlike the show
08-24-06, 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
Then it won't be a very good movie. THE PRISONER became a classic because of it's ambiguous and head-scratching ending.
08-24-06, 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Tommy Ceez
Actually, it became a classic because of all the episodes leading up to the ending and thier excelence....the finale is heralded by people who want to seem cool by lauding nonsence
08-24-06, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Tommy Ceez
the finale is heralded by people who want to seem cool by lauding nonsence
08-25-06, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
McGoohan as Number 2 would be inspired casting. Although I'm not sure what kind of health he's in these days - the last movie I saw him in was Braveheart.
Which leads me to this: Mel Gibson was once interested in both directing and starring in a PRISONER movie. Too bad he's "on the outs," beacuse he'd have made a good No. 6.
As long as they keep the lead a non-American, I'll be happy. I don't want to see Keanu Reeves.
I've always thought Sam Neill would make a good No. 6...may be slightly too old for the part now.
Which leads me to this: Mel Gibson was once interested in both directing and starring in a PRISONER movie. Too bad he's "on the outs," beacuse he'd have made a good No. 6.
As long as they keep the lead a non-American, I'll be happy. I don't want to see Keanu Reeves.
I've always thought Sam Neill would make a good No. 6...may be slightly too old for the part now.
08-25-06, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Numanoid
it would be slightly amusing to have Pierce Brosnan portray #6 in a remake of The Prisoner...at least at this point in time.
03-12-24, 01:49 PM
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Re: Christopher Nolan to direct The Prisoner
18 year bump....
This could possibly be Nolan's next film... Interesting he still wants to tackle it.
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/c...ay-1235938430/
This could possibly be Nolan's next film... Interesting he still wants to tackle it.
Now all eyes are on what Nolan — who wrote, directed and produced “Oppenheimer” — will do next. Some say it will be a remake of the mystery-thriller “The Prisoner,” based on the 1960s TV series created by and starring Patrick McGoohan, which Nolan was attached to in 2009. But the sci-fi project vanished from Nolan’s dance card that same year, when AMC released its own “The Prisoners,” a six-part miniseries led by Jim Caviezel as the ill-fated agent Number Six alongside Ian McKellen and Ruth Wilson. Others say he will begin writing a new screenplay now that the awards season is behind him.
03-12-24, 03:14 PM
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Re: Christopher Nolan to direct The Prisoner
If Nolan directs a remake at least we will get an ending that everyone will understand. I am sure Gary Oldman or Michael Caine will have a twenty minute scene of exposition wrapping everything up.
03-12-24, 04:19 PM
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Re: Christopher Nolan to direct The Prisoner
I am surprised you are able to post after 2 days of drunken celebration over Nolan's win.
03-12-24, 09:36 PM
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Re: Christopher Nolan to direct The Prisoner
I would gladly watch Nolan's take on this property. 
So I guess his long rumoured Bond film is still not happening?
So I guess his long rumoured Bond film is still not happening?
