I just saw an article that him and Emma were talking with a Bond producer. I'm wondering if he may go that route. New Bond movie. Cillian just said that he thinks he's too old to be Bond. Maybe Christopher can add him, even a small part in his next film.
If he does "The Prisoner" (which I happen to be a fan of) I don't want it to be a horror film. Just stick to the original series and make at leat PG-13.
We live in the very totalitarian future the original The Prisoner TV series warned us against. The 6 part remake failed for the same reason another remake will fail, because what makes the original 1967 The Prisoner so popular to this very day is that McGoohan's classic is Anti-Woke to it's very core!!! TPTB cannot stomach anything that would follow the original theme of resistance to tyranny, they would rather continue to die at the box office at Billions in losses than admit they will never succeed in brainwashing the public into submission.
"The Prisoner" is my favorite series from the 60s. My favorite episode is "Hammer and Anvil". I would really like to see Nolan bring this intriguing series into the modern times with the same sharp focus he does in all his projects. Another series from that time that deserves a remake is "The Rogues" about a retired con family that steal from the rich and give to the poor, the opposite from how things work nowadays.
Patrick McGoohan IS The Prisoner and The Prisoner IS Patrick McGoohan. Anything else--as we saw 15 years ago--is simply a leasing of the use of the name "The Prisoner." Prisoner fans should hold out precisely ZERO hope that any Prisoner-project Nolan undertakes will do anything but disappoint--by definition.
The Prisoner (1955 film) The Prisoner is a 1955 British black and white psychological thriller film directed by Peter Glenville and based on the play of the same name by Bridget Boland. It stars Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins. Many elements from this 1955 film were recreated in McGoohan's series of the same name and the actor "Kenneth Griffith" appeared in both productions!
The Prisoner should be seriously and respectfully recreated and directed by David Lynch, no one else should even get near this project; certainly not Nolan, please not Nolan, he'll turn it into mainstream common variety crap.
It would be a huge mistake to remake The Prisoner. It was of it's time and had a meaning relating to the era in which it was set. No doubt Mr McGoohan would be laughing at Nolan for being unable to be independently creative. Why not make something original, if he is able.
"Mystery-thriller"!!? Whoever wrote that has clearly never seen the original series. You can't remake 'The Prisoner' it's impossible. Unless you're going to predict what kind of tyranny people will be living under in 50 years' time
As quite the diehard fan of the original series, imo, the whole point of the show was its overt and surrealistic symbolism. No sci fi tv series was ever as much the head trip! Any reboot effort that took a straightforward narrative approach would be an utter failure. Like turning a Picasso into a paint-by-numbers. Only a director with a David Lynch audaciousness has a chance of doing it right.
I'm not sure if the voice over is an AI program or a real person but some of the pronunciations makes me think it is AI. "Nu" instead of "new"...it gets Patrick McGoohan's surname wrong. Very annoying.
The original 1967 “The Prisoner” is a 17-episode masterpiece of a miniseries created by and starring Patrick McGoohan. I was too young to see it back then but I caught it on PBS in the 1980s. It’s fabulous on so many levels and absolutely glues you to the screen. I’ve watched it several times in the past 35 years. I hope Nolan can film it in the same Welsh village. The intro, music, intensity, new No. 2, etc. are mesmerizing. AMC made a remake in 2009 which was terrible. Ridley Scott was supposed to do a film version but glad he didn’t due to the way he butchered Napoleon. Be seeing you.
@@username.exenotfound2943just pretend the series ended after episode 12 or 13. After that it got too weird. The mind change was still okay, but the western? Damn that was strange
@@username.exenotfound2943oh but it’s still my absolute favorite series and I love it! If he can capture the setting it would be amazing. But unfortunately I can see no way where he could create something better than the original.
@@Pot-8-Toes you are right, there are less democracy's now than a couple years ago. In Russia or China censorship really has gotten out of hands. However, there are also parts, where there is no censorship of hate speech (such as X). And in combination with the Socialmedia-Bubble right wing party's and conspiracy theories are rising beyond control :(
It's been said that Spielberg directed the Indiana Jones franchise to satisfy his own unfulfilled desire to direct a James Bond movie. History doesn't repeat, but it does rhyme.
@@LuckyBastardProd I'd describe it as an avant-garde spy-fi dystopy. Lynch, Gilliam, Burton, Fincher or Wachowskis might be better choices. And mainly Kubrick if he was still alive.
I was a teenager in the sixties and my fav shows were The Prisoner and The Avengers. I went on to become (in Canada) a secondary school English teacher and I actually taught The Prisoner to a number of classes. It is perfect in order to teach character and symbol and theme and so on. When you consider that in 1967 televisions as a staple piece of tech furniture in households had only been around for about 15 years and what had evolved as television entertainment in that short period of time is quite stunning. My license plate is a take on The Prisoner’s Lotus plate. And funnily enough, people have stopped me and asked me about it. The standard lives on. I truly hope that Nolan or anyone decides to do a truly intelligent remake of the series although it is not unlike having someone trying to remake Casablanca (not remotely possible) or any other iconic film/series. So I would rather no one did than someone who doesn’t grasp the whole point of the series. I know that I totally understand it so they should make the effort to contact me before they embark on an attempt to remake it. Just sayin’.
I was pretty young when I was glued to Sunday nights watching The Prisoner, it was the beginning of my love for the espionage genre! I think Nolan could do an amazing job with The Prisoner.
@@robvangessel3766 Without knowing it at the time, I was only nine or ten years old; I was living in a brave new world. Catholic school taught by oppressive Dominican nuns showed me the way to agnosticism…
I can relate to that, having shared a similar path. The sort of thing The Prisoner symbolically explores too! (which is why I'd be wary of any movie based on the series, as I think it would miss this whole point)@@hoovergrant
Nobody was truly meant to understand it. Themes were mostly implied so that viewers have their own take on it. I think in this sense it was the only abstract tv series ever. Yeah, I was quite young too when I caught a syndicated run, and it was like if someone put me on meth in my pre-teen years. Weird! Weird! Weird! The robotic droid Rover was my favorite element at the time. Totally creeped me out.@@constancecampbell4610
"THE LACK OF RESTRICTIONS IS THE ENEMY OF CREATIVITY"...GIVE HIM UN LIMITED BUDGET AND WATCH THE PROJECT GO DOWN THE DRAIN.."...directors are not writers.i love the prisoner and would hate to see him pander to an American company like Warner's or universal to make it "accessible" to morons...spelling everything out....
OMG The Prisoner! The original with Patrick Mc Gowan was absolutely brilliant. As far as I know it never ended. Very futuristic with the idea that this is a possibility.
McGoohan wrote the screenplay after finding out that Soviet Russia had constructed towns that looked like American towns to train their spies. I've been to Portmarion and it still gives me goose bumps coming around the corner just under the Green Dome and realizing ...I'm in The Village!
'I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered! ....my life is my own! Patrick McGoohan as Number 6. I hope Nolan can do it.
"Who are you?" "The new Number 2." "Who is Number 1?" "You are Number 6..." OR IS IT... "You are, Number 6?" No spoilers, but... given certain things that we see later, I'd love to know whether that ambiguity was intended, or just a lucky accident???
I don't think there is a director or actor alive that could do The Prisoner justice, but if Nolan does try it, it will at least bring attention to that great show.
omg this is amazing!! I watched The Prisoner a few years back. Amazing show, and exactly the right fit for Nolan. It's kind of James Bond adjacent but with enough mind bending and time bending concepts to keep Nolan interested.
The Variety story feels like clickbait. A mainstream publication starts a rumor knowing that everyone else will repeat it and include a link back to the source. I would be surprised (and a bit disappointed) if Nolan did a remake of The Prisoner. Nolan has made 12 movies. Half of them (Insomnia, The Prestige, The Dark Knight trilogy, and Oppenheimer) have been based on someone else’s material. I think he’d prefer his next project to be based on an original idea, not yet another adaptation of someone else’s work. And thanks to the success of Oppenheimer and the relationship he has with Universal, he can take the craziest off-the-wall idea he has, something no other director could ever get financing for, and get a big budget plus complete creative control. Think Inception.
The Prisoner is best tv series ever on British tv, would be very difficult too reach heights of original as it was McGoogan's idea from Arrival too Fallout with some script assistance on other episodes. Would be similar too remaking Kubrick film , why would you try and better a genius ? Never even bothered watching 2009 version, due respect to Ian McLellan but it was an insult too original apparently. Majority of of people still can't grasp the basics never mind the intricacy and subtle references too Danger Man, Ice Station Zebra etc. What film did McGoohan clearly get ideas from and who stared in it ? Have never found any references but too many similarities though.
Did you really say "the tenants of the show" rather than tenets? I think you will find that tenets is the correct word. BTW, The Prisoner is probably my favourite show. I saw it when it first aired and I believe it has aged well. I'm pleased that you speak so highly of it.
DIRECTORS SHOULD NOT BE WRITERS...THEY CAN ADAPT A BOOK LIKE KUBRICK DID.....BUT THEY THINK VISUALLY AND MAKE A MESS OF IT....ADAPT A PLAY..."THE LACK OF RESTRICTIONS IS THE ENEMY OF CREATIVITY"...GIVE HIM UN LIMITED BUDGET AND WATCH THE PROJECT GO DOWN THE DRAIN...EVERYONE TELLING HIM HOW GREAT HE IS....I thought Oppenheimer was rubbish..1 hour too long.....
Now that's an interesting rumor. I always enjoy different takes on a familiar story. Granted, I have Patrick McGoohan emblazened on my brain as #6, but I'm very open to another actor taking on the role. Not an easy act to follow, though, but I'm excited for this prospect.
THE LACK OF RESTRICTIONS IS THE ENEMY OF CREATIVITY"...GIVE HIM UN LIMITED BUDGET AND WATCH THE PROJECT GO DOWN THE DRAIN.."...directors are not writers.i love the prisoner and would hate to see him pander to an American audience..dummed down..look at all the videos..such and such ending explained...Christ you'd think these people never read a book..if they need a films ending explained....American public school system...
I always KNEW Nolan was a fan before I watched this video although this was posted a month ago. INCEPTION the character is named Cobb which is a reference to The Prisoner aka The Chimes of Big Ben. I sincerely hope Nolan and the writers from WESTWORLD Season 1 aka Nolan's brother gets involved because they would turn it into a fantastic film.
Number 6: "Where am I?" Number 2: "In The Village." Number 6: "What do you want?" Number 2: "Information." Number 6: "You won't get it." Number 2: "By hook, or by crook, we will."
Whatever he makes I’ll be behind him for it. He makes anything and everything entertaining yet enjoyable. I’m not familiar with this show or series but I’m sure we’ll find out what his next film is by September of this year going off of previous films
THE LACK OF RESTRICTIONS IS THE ENEMY OF CREATIVITY"...GIVE HIM UN LIMITED BUDGET AND WATCH THE PROJECT GO DOWN THE DRAIN.."...directors are not writers.i love the prisoner and would hate to see him pander to an American audience
Nolan is a visionary that has the skill to back it up - it’s those skills that are the most important thing, being able to create tension and mood all the while navigating a complex journey for the audience. So whether it’s The Prisoner or an original film, it’s still going to be amazing.
Nolan doesn't have the mental capacity to even understand the concept of the original "The Prisoner". He would over-budget it, and attempt to provide a lame explanation, where it was actually meant to be totally open to interpterion.
Patrick McGoohan wrote a script in 1999 titled "The Prisoner" -- which is available online as a PDF. I just read it, and thought it would make for an interesting -- even 'official' -- sequel to the TV series. In it, the protagonist is a scientist named Tom Yates, who had been abducted at sea while investigating sub-oceanic life. He eventually is brought to the Village, which seems to be run by two opposing men: a villain named Steven and an older man named Daniel . . . and this Daniel figure is none other than the McGoohan character from 30-odd years before, no longer an angry young man. I must say that I didn't find it to be as terrific as the series it revisits. It's nowhere near as clever as episodes like "The Chimes of Big Ben" or "The Schizoid Man" -- though perhaps it's due to McGoohan writing this unproduced sequel as a way for him to make comments about the state of the world at the turn of the Millennium, in regards to hopes about the Future -- there being a culmination that is literally a Good-vs-Evil battle: a WHITE ORB fighting against a BLACK ORB, in what seems to be McGoohan's retconning of the 'Rover' entity. One wonders if Nolan has read that script -- which never got made -- and may want to adapt it in some way so as to be the guy who produces and directs McGoohan's 'last word' on "The Prisoner" using McGoohan's script as a skeleton onto which he could add extra 'flesh', kinda the way that Michael Wilson added to Rod Serling's 30-odd scripts for the '68 film PLANET OF THE APES, making it an after-the-fact collaboration. It's too bad that McGoohan is dead, and can't act in any new "Prisoner" production . . . at least, not unless they can use state-of-the-art Deep Fake cgi to add an older Patrick McGoohan's features onto another actor, like the MoCap they did to make the apes in the RISE-DAWN-WAR-KINGDOM reboot PLANET OF THE APES films, or Gollum in the LORD OF THE RINGS, or younger Indiana Jones in the earlier scenes of the last movie. I'm sure there would be issues with getting the rights to create a posthumous performance using McGoohan's likeness and voice-clips, but if whoever's in charge of his estate gives permission . . . who knows?
Who as number 6? You need someone old enough to be believably skilled at being top of their game, carry an intensity bordering on obsession, and a sense of integrity to boot. Maybe Fassbender.
"I will not be booked for Royal engagements, filed in Burke's Peerage or ennobled by an award of Commander of the British Empire by Rishi Sunak ... Ah. Go on then!" - Christopher Nolan's Number6
