I linked to some news stories about this earlier, but here, courtesy of the Futon Critic, is the official press release. AMC, ITV and Granada are producing a remake of “The Prisoner” which will star Jim Caviezel as Number 6 and Sir Ian McKellen as Number 2.

I am both curious and wary. I’m not sure there was a need to remake the original, but this could be interesting.

ITV to step in and save ‘Prisoner’ remake

…or, as an even better idea, you could leave it alone and find something new to make into a TV show.

(Although I have to admit, Christopher Eccleston is a great choice for the role. As much as I like David Tennant as The Doctor, I liked Eccleston just a little better.)

UPDATE: I got the link from a Twitter entry by Wil Wheaton (long story). But I now discover it’s a few months old, and the newer stories, like this one, have James Caviezel as Number 6 and Sir Ian McKellen (!!!!) as Number 2.