The 1967 sci-fi show The Prisoner only ran for one season of 17 episodes, but it’s left an indelible mark on popular culture. For several years Universal has been trying to work out what they can do with the property. After a mediocre miniseries didn’t catch people’s imaginations they’ve been working on a movie version.
Now it may have got a major bump up, as Deadline reports that none other than Ridley Scott is in early talks to helm it. It may well become his next movie after the upcoming Alien: Covenant.
The 1967 show followed Patrick Magoohan’s No. 6, who is taken and placed in a strange community full of other mysterious figures who seem to removed from society byecause they know too much (No.6 himself has recently resigned from a government role). However, he has no real idea why he’s there, who has taken him, and soon discovers that if he tries to escape a large white ball comes along to keep him contained.
Several top writer have already worked on the screenplay, including Christopher McQuarrie and William Monahan. It’s believed several more are jockeying to be given a crack at it, and numerous actors have also expressed an interest in the central role, although no names have been announced as yet.
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