How soon will Cloverfield be released.....?

[trevanian]

Pretty sure McKern died a short while back, but hey, you could probably get Brian Blessed to approximate him (I remember writing a TNG pitch around the idea of getting Blessed to play a Falstaff-type, figuring he was the best post-Orson kinda guy to do it, somebody intent on corrupting Wesley-as-PrinceHal, so Picard falls into the Henry IV/Gielgud role. )

I remember the graphic novel you mention, had a female agent as I recall. The trouble with THE PRISONER as a feature is kind of like the trouble with doing THE FUGITIVE, a lot of expositional ground to cover ... PLUS the huge aspect of creating a new or different environment. You're probably right about a continuation being an easier bet than a remake, since the original stories don't really lend themselves to a lot of expansion.

I remember thinking that THE GENERAL, while a weak episode, had the best potential for a feature, with the speed-learn aspect being something that could impact whole populations (making them into one global village as our fave #2 would say) massively, and would be high enough stakes for #6 to sacrifice his freedom for in order to prevent such a plan from being implemented.

But I'm sure they'll come up with something better than that. Only question I have is do we get Bale as #6 or Clive Owen? (whoever loses can play #12.) And knowing Nolan's casting preferences, Caine will have to turn up somewhere, and maybe Oldman as well.

 

[Cary L. Brown]

trevanian said:
Pretty sure McKern died a short while back, but hey, you could probably get Brian Blessed to approximate him (I remember writing a TNG pitch around the idea of getting Blessed to play a Falstaff-type, figuring he was the best post-Orson kinda guy to do it, somebody intent on corrupting Wesley-as-PrinceHal, so Picard falls into the Henry IV/Gielgud role. )

I remember the graphic novel you mention, had a female agent as I recall. The trouble with THE PRISONER as a feature is kind of like the trouble with doing THE FUGITIVE, a lot of expositional ground to cover ... PLUS the huge aspect of creating a new or different environment. You're probably right about a continuation being an easier bet than a remake, since the original stories don't really lend themselves to a lot of expansion.

I remember thinking that THE GENERAL, while a weak episode, had the best potential for a feature, with the speed-learn aspect being something that could impact whole populations (making them into one global village as our fave #2 would say) massively, and would be high enough stakes for #6 to sacrifice his freedom for in order to prevent such a plan from being implemented.

But I'm sure they'll come up with something better than that. Only question I have is do we get Bale as #6 or Clive Owen? (whoever loses can play #12.) And knowing Nolan's casting preferences, Caine will have to turn up somewhere, and maybe Oldman as well.

Well, there were actually TWO "#2's" who were seen in more than one episode... Leo McKern was one, but there was another one... can't recall the actor's name. But if they were redoing the classic one, Oldman would be great as that character. (In fact, wasn't he the guy in "The General?" My memory is fuzzy here...)

 

[trevanian]

The actor was named Colin something, he was also in A B & C (although the character was in much worse shape in that episode.)