Posted on 08/19/2009 9:07:13 AM PDT by Publius804
Chris Nolan Makes More Room For Batman 3 By Leaving The Prisoner
Batman 3 may have just gotten a little closer to happening. Director Christopher Nolan is currently working on Inception, but also on his schedule was a The Prisoner, a sci-fi movie based on the short-lived 60s television series of the same name. With Warner Bros. eager to fill their coffers with more fat nerd cash, doing yet another movie before following up The Dark Knight might have been too much waiting for them to handle. Luckily, it’s no longer an issue.
Cine Fools recently spoke with one of the project’s producers Barry Mendel, who revealed that Chris Nolan has dropped out of The Prisoner. That leaves Nolan free to devote his full attention to Batman 3, once Inception is finished.
Meanwhile, The Prisoner is still moving forward. They have a first draft script from David and Janet Peoples, the writers of the twisty sci-fi flick Twelve Monkeys. Good choice if they can deliver a similar asthetic to the confusing and mysterious world of The Prisoner.
(Excerpt) Read more at cinemablend.com ...
I was looking at AMC’s “The Prisoner” website.
I hope Ian McKellen isn’t using this to push his “do ask, do tell” agenda..............
“...the writers of the twisty sci-fi flick Twelve Monkeys”
Am I the only one who thought that movie was pretty awful?
I actually liked 12 monkeys, I thought that was one of the best roles Brad Pitt ever played.
Nope...
Know your doses.
““...the writers of the twisty sci-fi flick Twelve Monkeys”
Am I the only one who thought that movie was pretty awful?”
if it makes you feel any better i did not like it either
Can’t leave well enough alone, can they? Patrick McGoohan as No. 6 is an all-time classic. You don’t repaint the Mona Lisa, you don’t invnt a better handgun than the Colt .45 ACP Model 1911 and you sure don’t remake The Prisoner without its star.
“I am not a number; I am a free man.”
Supposedly PMcG endorsed the effort before he passed away.
He even joked that he, PMCg should have been the one to portray Number 2.
I think this remake will spur interest in the original, though.
Be seeing you!
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