Comments on: Christopher Nolan Leaves The Prisoner

By: Eternalist

Eternalist — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:28:34 +0000

If you know Chris Nolan, you know that he’s pretty reliable (read: dedicated) about the commitments he makes as a director. So if he WAS attached to The Prisoner, and suddenly detached himself from the project, there would have to be a pretty good reason for him to do so.

By: akv1984

akv1984 — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:06:13 +0000

This is old news. I thought that he left The Prisoner a long time ago when AMC announced that they were making a TV series.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:41:10 +0000

I just hope Nolan woks on Batman 3 after Inception.

By: dagn96

dagn96 — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:50:49 +0000

YES!! I was worried about TP if Nolan would do it or not

By: apw

apw — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:37:24 +0000

Directors join and leave projects all the time.

I think he porbably left before TDK even came out.

I don’t think it has anything to do with Batman 3.

By: Eternalist

Eternalist — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:14:35 +0000

I thinks it’s interesting to note that Nolan “dropped out”. That means that he either found facets of the project undesirable or he did it to deliberatley free-up his schedule (for Batman 3! )

Quite interesting.

By: Nicoco

Nicoco — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:35:40 +0000

I hope after Inception Nolan says : “yeah I”m working in a third Batman film” and no start with his tipica “Wll I don”t know, you know, nothing is for sure” .

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:39:53 +0000

I’m sorry to hear this, because I love the Prisoner and I think that a Nolan-helmed version would have been brilliant. And with D & J Peoples writing it, it seemed to be a film of great potential.

I hope an equally talented director gets attached and that this doesn’t get stuck in development hell.

In the end though, I’m excited for Inception and the next Batman…

By: teddyb

teddyb — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:22:11 +0000

I with apw in thinking this project was never really in the way. It was assumed dead, for Nolan at least, for a year or so now. Inception was the final nail in the coffin IYAM.

Anyways. Glad this officially frees up his schedule to do other things…

By: DHOPW42

DHOPW42 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:53:53 +0000

“And I sort of would rather see him direct his own scripts.”

Very, very agreed.

By: George

George — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:47:00 +0000

The Prisoner was really the only looming commitment that he had.
Now there’s nothing to distract him from a third Batman film once Inception is completed.
And I sort of would rather see him direct his own scripts.

By: apw

apw — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:27:50 +0000

Was The Prisoner ever in the way?

When he did press for TDK and got asked about it he non-committal about it. I’m guessing he already left the project at that point.

By: DHOPW42

DHOPW42 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:23:17 +0000

Hmmm, what were you implying when you wrote: “Nolan is now free to pursue any project”?;-):-D