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Breaking News: NO CAMEO BY McGOOHAN IN 'THE PRISONER' MINI-SERIES
And the PRISONER big screen movie is still an option
By CARL CORTEZ, Contributing Editor
Published 1/8/2009
LOCATION: TCA’S
THE SKINNY: AMC made a presentation for its new six-part mini-series THE PRISONER (a remake of the classic BBC series which will debut November 2009) at the Television Critic’s press tour today, and producer Trevor Hopkins says original series creator and star Patrick McGoohan was originally approached to make an appearance, but the timing didn’t work out.
“We asked McGoohan to play a cameo,” says Hopkins. “He loved it and loved the casting, but he wasn’t able to travel and take part of it.”
Jim Caviezel stars in this new version of THE PRISONER as “Six” who ends up in a place called “The Village” which is a perfect utopia with no memory of how he got there. Of course, he realizes he’s trapped and wants to find out why he’s there and how he can escape. Ian McKellen plays his foil, "Two," who controls many of the Village’s strings.
In terms of the long-gestating film version of THE PRISONER, Hopkins says that this mini-series shouldn’t interfere with it.
“My understanding, although we made the TV series, the movie is still in development,” says Hopkins. “It will happen, but these are two are quite separate projects.”
As for fans, Hopkins says they will get a kick out of the new version of THE PRISONER and says they “re-envisioned” (yeah, that old word) the original as opposed to completely remaking it.
“We’re all huge fans of the original, but we realized we couldn’t copy it,” says Hopkins.
And even though the series will answer questions and have a resolution by the end of the mini-series (unlike the original 17-episode BBC series), Hopkins doesn’t rule out more from them if it’s successful for AMC.
“There’s a conclusion at the end of the sixth episode, but whether there would be more from AMC, I don’t know,” says Hopkins. “There are choices in that conclusion. Yes, it could continue.”
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Reader Comments
Bluedog from New Orleans sez....
Any idea when The Prisoner is going to air on AMC? Have yet to hear, really curious.
3/9/2009 3:39:02 PM
number 9 from the global vilage sez....
lets hope that no secrets are revealed that didnt ought to be ..I am a number not a free man...
BE SEEING YOU...
Patrick Mcgoohan..r-i-p
2/19/2009 9:01:10 AM
Dave from Nothern Michigan sez....
I am grateful that such a fantastic show is getting some much deserved hype from this "re-imagining". It would be great to see this attract more interest to the original series. The casting (that I have seen credited so far) should make for nothing short of a top-shelf production.
2/2/2009 5:39:14 PM
Ed from US Midwest sez....
It would still be fitting to incorporate Pat's photo somewhere in this new mini-series, considering this entire story was his idea. Rest in peace Pat.
1/26/2009 4:44:06 PM
Quist from NZ sez....
The original BBC production? It was an ITC production. I don't think much of this journo's research. This type of lazy journalism is both unprofessional and all too prevalent these days...
1/26/2009 4:58:36 AM
Stuart from Miami sez....
I prefer a series to a movie. There is just too much story for a movie, and they would have to cut too much out.
It really irks me when people say the original didn't have an ending. Yes, it did, and it was brilliant. I'm hoping that this isn't a typical dumb-down "re-envisioning", and that much of the intelligence of the original remains.
1/23/2009 4:35:56 AM
Replicator from Pacific Northwest sez....
Although I'm sure the mini-series will be very good, there's no way it will ever hold up to the original.
I would have much preferred one great movie release than a mini-series, but hopefully the movie in the works will be spectacular.
1/22/2009 4:39:57 PM
Richard Freeman from England sez....
The original 17 episode series was financed by Lord Lew Grade's I.T.C. and broadcast on Independent Television. The B.B.C had absolutely nothing to do with "The Prisoner" project.
1/15/2009 11:02:10 AM
