Famous for its ambitious ending,The Prisonerwas endlessly influential.
Everything fromLosttoTwin Peaksborrowed fromThe Prisoner, andThe Prisoners cerebral symbolism and clinical aesthetic heavily influenced Nolans psychological mysteries.
As such, readers might be forgiven for assuming thatChristopher Nolans rumoredThe Prisonerremakewould be an unambiguously good idea.
However, the news that this wont be Nolans next project is actually a major relief for various reasons.
A modern remake ofThe Prisoneris a fundamentally flawed idea for reasons that have nothing to do with Nolan.
2009’s TV remake ofThe Prisonerboasts a Rotten Tomatoes critical rating of only 17%.
RemakingThe Prisonerin 2024 would be a lot like rebootingThe Twilight Zone.
Nolan is at his best when the director is working with unexpectedly inspiring material like Oppenheimers biographyAmerican Prometheus.
However,Oppenheimerbecame one of the directors best and most successful movies upon release.
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Source:Deadline
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