JimCaviezel-related stories
Posted Aug 19th 2009 3:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd, Reality-Free, British TV

While we're anxiously -- and optimistically -- awaiting the AMC remake of the classic Patrick McGoohan spy series
The Prisoner, filmmaker
Christopher Nolan has abandoned a big screen version of The Prisoner. Nolan reportedly will concentrate instead on a third
Batman movie.
Continue reading Nolan chooses another Batman over The Prisoner
Posted Jul 25th 2009 5:22AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Reality-Free, British TV, Comic-Con

It's always daunting to remake a classic. In TV circles, it doesn't get much more "classic" than
The Prisoner.
In a press conference at
Comic-Con International Friday, the cast and creative team from AMC's six-episode remake discussed the rigors of re-envisioning Patrick McGoohan's landmark show.
Series stars Jim Caviezel and Jamie Campbell-Bower joined writer Bill Gallagher to greet the press after presenting a nine-minute trailer for the show to a packed Comic-Con panel.
Continue reading The Prisoner looks to escape the odds - Comic-Con Report
Posted Jan 7th 2009 7:04PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Reality-Free

As a promotion for its upcoming broadcast of the remake of
The Prisoner starring Jim Caviezel and Sir Ian McKellan, AMC is allowing people to
view the entire original series on its website for free. Patrick McGoohan stars in the series he co-created.
I cannot recommend watching this series enough, especially if you haven't already. I picked up the 40th anniversary DVD set with no regrets. It was quite revolutionary for its time and used a lot of story devices that were unheard of on television back then (such as having an entire episode be a story told by Number Six to a bunch of children). And let us not forget the signature attack-balloon, Rover.
I doubt the remake mini-series will hold up to the original as it was really a product of its time, but Ian McKellan is an excellent actor and his involvement is enough to pique my interest. I suspect that, much like many of the remakes nowadays, this will bear only a superficial resemblence to the original.
Posted Jun 10th 2008 12:01PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free

Some details have been released regarding the new mini-series series
remake of The Prisoner, the cult 1960s series starring Patrick McGoohan. For now, these should be treated as rumors.
Supposedly, Jim Caviezel will play the Prisoner known only as Number Six, and Sir Ian McKellan is set to play the jailer known as Number Two. Six episodes will be produced and John Jones will direct.
This report sounds too good to be true. It's doubtful that either Caviezel or McKellan would slum it to a television mini-series from the movies they've been making. On the other hand, McKellan has put in television appearances before (such as
Extras).
While I'm a fan of McKellan's work, wouldn't it be more loyal to the source material if multiple actors played Number Two? I'm just saying.
Shooting begins at the end of August (and scheduled to air next year). At that point, we'll see if the report is accurate.
UPDATE 6/30/2008: AMC Television
has officially announced this series.
[via
AICN]