Based on the cult series of the sixties, AMC’s The Prisoner is about a man, known as “Six,” (James Caviezel) who finds himself inexplicably trapped in “The Village” with no memory of how he arrived. As he explores his environment, he discovers that his fellow inhabitants are identified by number instead of name, have no memory of any prior existence, and are under constant surveillance. Not knowing whom to trust, Six is driven by the need to discover the truth behind The Village, the reason for his being there, and most importantly — how he can escape.

Joining Caviezel on his oddesy is Ian McKellen as Number Two and the rakish James Campbell Bower as Number 11-12. The series was shot in South Africa and from the sneak peek you’ll see below, it looks like the visuals are going to be spectacular. I never was a fan of the original, but I’m ready to give this one a try.

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Ian McKellen has confirmed he will don his wizard’s garb again to play the role of Gandalf in upcoming movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hobbit. McKellen told Empire Magazine Gandalf is not the kind of part you turn down.

Guillermo del Toro will direct two prequels to The Lord of the Rings trilogy with Peter Jackson executive producing. Filming is expected to start in 2009 with the first movie coming sometime in 2010 and the sequel in 2011.

These movies are a veritable license to print money for the New Line Cinema/MGM Studios partnership. I know I’ll see them both 2-3 times. More than that if they’re as good as I expect them to be.

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