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Caviezel, McKellen Locked Up for AMC's The Prisoner

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Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen are on board to star in The Prisoner, an update on the 1960s cult hit that will air as a six-part miniseries on AMC next year.

Caviezel will play the title role of "Number Six" and McKellen will costar as "Number Two."

The 1960s series — an espionage thriller set during the Cold War — is being updated with a focus on security and surveillance while retaining the franchise's trademark socio-economic commentary. — J.R. Whalen

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• The Joy of 6: A First Look at the Return of The Prisoner
• AMC to Set The Prisoner Free in 2008

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Wow! So The Prisoner US is back on! Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellan are definitely good actors, should be interesting to see how they will portray the roles in 2008/9. I hope they will also retain the trippy, out there, only in the 60s wierdness in some way. Oh, and The Rover!! They better keep the weather balloon!
Posted by Lester/DryedMangoez Jun 30, 2008 4:53 PM Report Abuse

I wonder where it will be filmed? That village in Wales is too trippy to be re-created.
Posted by rmiriam12 Jun 30, 2008 5:06 PM Report Abuse

Now I can finally understand all the references to The Prisoner!!!
Posted by ems823 Jun 30, 2008 5:13 PM Report Abuse

I am a very big fan of The Prisoner, and I own all the DVD set (I had owned the VHS as well!). I think Ian McKellan would be great as Number 2, but, although I really like Jim Caviezel, I would not have cast him as Number 6. I might have gone with Clive Owen or Christian Bale or even Guy Pearce.
Posted by Imzadi Jul 1, 2008 9:53 AM Report Abuse

Imzadi- Guy Pearce would have been awesome! I like Jim Caviezel, but he seems just a bit too mellow to play 6. Who knows? Maybe he'll surprise us all and blow our socks off. Here's hoping! Lester- You are so right- they need the big bouncing beach ball (at least that's what I called it when I was a kid watching the show- hee!)
Posted by metalligirl Jul 1, 2008 10:04 PM Report Abuse

"Now I can finally understand all the references to The Prisoner!!!" sure hope that those references come out in the new season of "prison break"
Posted by consexwife Jul 26, 2008 5:36 PM Report Abuse

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