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We Have Information!! Information!! Information!! Ian McKellen Is The New Number 2 In AMC’s PRISONER Remake!!

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Six Of One, the official appreciation society for the amazing old British TV series “The Prisoner,” had this scoop way back on June 6: Ian McKellen will star as Number Two opposite Jim Caviezel’s Number Six in an upcoming ITV/AMC miniseries remake.

Other details from Six of One confirmed by this story in Tuesday’s Variety:

* Six episodes will be produced;
* It airs next year.

Not confirmed by the Variety story:

* Shooting starts the first week of August;
* It shoots on location in Namibia and South Africa.

Variety does reveal the project’s writer is Bill Gallagher, who penned the BBC’s “Conviction.”


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First!!!
by kevinwillis.net
Jun 30th, 2008
03:51:14 PM
Now, to the Confession . . .
by kevinwillis.net
Jun 30th, 2008
03:53:05 PM
The Prisoner...
by tvspace
Jun 30th, 2008
04:00:46 PM
just 6 episodes?
by Jett
Jun 30th, 2008
04:02:56 PM
Could someone please tell me...
by symphy
Jun 30th, 2008
04:10:02 PM
I want to go to kevinwillis.net...
by LordPorkington
Jun 30th, 2008
04:11:48 PM
McKellen is too powerful for Caviezel.
by kabong
Jun 30th, 2008
04:12:04 PM
Six episodes is more than enough...
by DanielKurland
Jun 30th, 2008
04:19:19 PM
Patrick Mcgoohan cameo?
by TomHooligan
Jun 30th, 2008
04:25:04 PM
GAY MAN'S FANTASY-- TRAPPED WITH IAN ON AN ISLAND! =0)
by The Marquis de Side 3
Jun 30th, 2008
04:27:23 PM
you want McGoohan, go dig him up
by johnnyjlawless
Jun 30th, 2008
04:40:18 PM
Caviezel
by aversiontherapy2
Jun 30th, 2008
04:43:59 PM
This news came out last week..
by Redbox
Jun 30th, 2008
04:58:52 PM
nah, he's alive.
by johnnyjlawless
Jun 30th, 2008
05:03:46 PM
WHO DOES NUMBER TWO WORK FOR???
by BeeDub
Jun 30th, 2008
05:04:13 PM
Huge Prisoner Fan
by Etrigan_
Jun 30th, 2008
05:04:59 PM
You show that turd who's boss!
by zacdilone
Jun 30th, 2008
05:11:16 PM
This sounds like a terrible idea, but then
by bravogolfhotel
Jun 30th, 2008
05:16:06 PM
"... ineffable weirdness..."
by tvspace
Jun 30th, 2008
05:21:43 PM
Conviction
by supertoyslast
Jun 30th, 2008
05:23:27 PM
filler
by I am the most horrible
Jun 30th, 2008
05:30:46 PM
Eccleston
by I am the most horrible
Jun 30th, 2008
05:33:03 PM
Coronation Street is not on the BBC
by Wormie1
Jun 30th, 2008
06:01:57 PM
ya....fuck up the prisoner...just like smart
by bacci40
Jun 30th, 2008
06:30:49 PM
Jim Caviezel? Seems too insipid to walk in McGoohan's shoes
by newc0253
Jun 30th, 2008
06:34:11 PM
At this point...
by r_number6
Jun 30th, 2008
06:39:33 PM
McKellen is #2 for ALL the episodes??
by Circean6
Jun 30th, 2008
06:53:35 PM
Circean
by r_number6
Jun 30th, 2008
07:22:48 PM
needs that Iron Maiden song in it
by The Amazing G
Jun 30th, 2008
07:29:27 PM
Prisoner DVDs
by r_number6
Jun 30th, 2008
07:35:26 PM
4 words:
by Thrillho77
Jun 30th, 2008
07:48:07 PM
AMC realize it's a shitty movie channel so it's trying to morph
by Prossor
Jun 30th, 2008
08:50:45 PM
Ian..
by Hella
Jun 30th, 2008
10:00:14 PM
two magnetos
by Hella
Jun 30th, 2008
10:03:03 PM
Wait...It's Back On Again?
by msspurlock
Jun 30th, 2008
10:58:52 PM
DAMN YOU M NIGHT SHYAMALAN!
by --- Emperor ---
Jun 30th, 2008
11:15:42 PM
McKellan is good of course but
by ThrowMeTheIdol
Jul 1st, 2008
12:11:49 AM
Why can't they take BAD properties and make them GOOD movies...
by Royston Lodge
Jul 1st, 2008
12:14:35 AM
McGoohan
by Ladonite
Jul 1st, 2008
12:32:28 AM
i need to explain why this wont work
by bacci40
Jul 1st, 2008
02:37:13 AM
Patrick McGoohan
by sean bean
Jul 1st, 2008
03:48:21 AM
I have said on this story before
by SKULL1138
Jul 1st, 2008
05:37:06 AM
See wadda mean?
by SKULL1138
Jul 1st, 2008
06:34:44 AM
Has JC been confirmed yet?
by Fried Gold
Jul 1st, 2008
07:06:32 AM
Parts I saw were ok
by SKULL1138
Jul 1st, 2008
07:16:23 AM
Moffett should hav written this.
by fiester
Jul 1st, 2008
07:19:47 AM
They would never have been able to afford Moffat
by SKULL1138
Jul 1st, 2008
08:21:15 AM
This show now feels out of place....
by emeraldboy
Jul 1st, 2008
10:18:02 AM
scratch that part
by emeraldboy
Jul 1st, 2008
10:20:52 AM
Fuck This Unless They Fire Caviezel, And Hire CLIVE OWEN!!!
by LaserPants
Jul 1st, 2008
10:41:32 AM
1960s etc
by SKULL1138
Jul 1st, 2008
10:50:41 AM
Portmeiron
by SKULL1138
Jul 1st, 2008
10:53:14 AM
As it is McGoohan's show....
by emeraldboy
Jul 1st, 2008
11:10:05 AM
Tehy were going to make it with
by emeraldboy
Jul 1st, 2008
11:57:34 AM
Conviction!? What was conviction
by Darkocity
Jul 1st, 2008
01:36:07 PM
There was some rubbish starring ray liotta
by emeraldboy
Jul 1st, 2008
04:29:55 PM
They've already made a "Prisoner" remake...
by Hikaru Ichijo
Jul 1st, 2008
11:04:40 PM
Lost is a remake
by emeraldboy
Jul 2nd, 2008
04:19:33 AM
Oh, I dunno
by The McPoyle Clan
Jul 2nd, 2008
04:48:12 AM
All I want from this...
by Wungolioth
Jul 2nd, 2008
05:29:27 AM
No one has mentioned....
by JADSTERSDAD
Jul 2nd, 2008
05:36:13 AM
I'm one of the biggest fans
by JADSTERSDAD
Jul 2nd, 2008
05:39:29 AM
And (he goes on)...
by JADSTERSDAD
Jul 2nd, 2008
05:41:26 AM
Correction...
by Wungolioth
Jul 2nd, 2008
06:13:47 AM
Again
by SKULL1138
Jul 2nd, 2008
06:47:47 AM
How original . . .
by Thall_Joben
Jul 2nd, 2008
01:01:36 PM
Ian McKellan will be an awesom Number 2
by CrichtonAstronut
Jul 2nd, 2008
01:17:55 PM
CrichtonAstronaut
by SKULL1138
Jul 3rd, 2008
03:33:01 AM
That makes sense. It's reall cool they were able
by CrichtonAstronut
Jul 3rd, 2008
09:02:00 AM
Number 2's
by SKULL1138
Jul 3rd, 2008
10:16:07 AM
Course the danger is all the other Nmber 2s are
by CrichtonAstronut
Jul 3rd, 2008
04:23:32 PM

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