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Edit: This thread now encompasses everything 24 related. The film and television show. Scroll down for more on Season Seven.
A Canadian Newspaper reports that a movie based on popular Fox series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer, is in the works.
Canadian director/producer Jon Cassar said, "The last I heard, the first hour will not be in real-time, but then something big will happen and real time will kick in. It still has to be worked out -- it's at a stage where they need to write it."
No one will not predict a storyline for the big screen version of the show. He says the script will likely depend on what's happening on the series prior to the movie coming out.
"It could still be two years from now, so it's far too early to say," he says, adding even if he did know, he wouldn't give it away.
Any thoughts?
-Zavier
Though earth and man are gone, I thought the cube would last forever. I WAS WRONG.
I heard of a game, it's on the way and looks good (The Jack character anyway) I find a film to be a waste of time because they are doing so well on T.V. eventhough it's on during another show I watch so I missed this season but that's beyond the point.
I see why they would want a film though, you can make a lot of money and the way they do 24 is already really good so as long as they keep the same people and don't bring in big Hollywood directors, writers and so on it'll be a very good film.
Just got finished watching the 4th Season and I'm wondering where they're going to take the series now...
Apart from upping the nudity, swearing and gore quota (which you don't need to tell a good story) I cna't really see the need for a big-screen 24 outing. The production values on the show are already (the odd dodgy cgi moment aside) top drawer. Still, if they keep the quality up then I'll be there on opening day!
Ah, I see ... three 40 minute real-time parts. That's two hours right there. If they do it that way, then I hope that the movie is at least two and a half hours long so that cool stuff can happen between those real-time parts.
However, I'd still prefer if the entire movie is an entire day-long film. All it has to do is be the same quality as the TV series, minus the pesky commercial breaks. Yeah, filling in that extra time would mean that the movie would take longer to film than one of thier television seasons takes to film, but it'd be worth it to have a suspense-filled day at the cinema. It could begin at 7am, and end at 7am. And therefore 7am would be the only time of day when the screenings begin. It'd be a wonderful test of endurance for audiences nation-wide. If it opens during spring-break, or summer, or winter holidays, it'd surely appeal to college students! It could be billed as a generation-defining experience, and it could become a cult hit.
I just read an extract of an interview with Kiefer Sutherland. He say's the movie is going to be filmed in London.
The interview airs tonight, once i know more i'll post it here.
More info:
In an interview airing tonight on BBC One's Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Kiefer Sutherland reveals that the long-discussed feature-film version of Fox's 24 will be set across the pond. "We'll shoot the film here," the actor says on the London-based talk show. "We're really excited about it." Sutherland divulges no further details as to a start date or storyline. -tvguide.com
-Zavier
Though earth and man are gone, I thought the cube would last forever. I WAS WRONG.
"According to Variety, Twentieth Century Fox has closed a deal with series creators Robert Cochran and Joel Surnow, as well as showrunner Howard Gordon, to bring the Kiefer Sutherland real-time thriller to the big screen.
Executives at 20th should have a draft of the script in their hands by early winter. Once they see the script -- and look at ratings for the first few episodes of season six, which kicks off in January -- they'll be able to make a decision on greenlighting production of the film.
Under the most optimistic scenario, the feature would be greenlit early next year and film next spring and summer during the hiatus between season six and a likely seventh season of 24."-Variety
-Zavier
Though earth and man are gone, I thought the cube would last forever. I WAS WRONG.
Details On Next Year's "24" can be found over at iF Magazine. That includes info on what Jack would have been doing in Africa if the series went that direction.
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He has been wandering the world basically trying to find a place to belong and looking for penance and realizes he’s not going to find it anywhere, so he gets caught up in a coup and has a BLACK HAWK DOWN kind of moment.
Though earth and man are gone, I thought the cube would last forever. I WAS WRONG.
I'm guessing Jack will be convicted (how could he not be) but he'll escape somehow and become a fugitive. I like the courtroom idea but, you're right - the whole season can't take place in there.
This storyline has possibilities: sleezy lawyers, corrupt judges and politicians out for blood. I hope they bring Powers Booth back. He's fast becoming one of my favorite character actors (I remember him from Tombstone). As well, I like the guy who played former president Logan but he was flatlinning the last we saw of him so it's not looking too good on that count, I'd have to say.
Poor Jack. You may not always agree with his methods, but the man gets results.
"If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it." - Albert Einstein
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