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24 movie pushed back [15th March 2012 00:00:00]

The big-screen adaptation of 24 will not begin production this year, despite star Kiefer Sutherland repeatedly asserting that filming was set to begin at some point in 2012.

Deadline reports that Fox have decided against beginning the project due to potential scheduling problems with Sutherland's new TV show Touch.

Should the series be renewed for a second season, Sutherland would have to report back in autumn, a potential time-frame that would be too rushed for the studio's liking.

Intriguingly, the script turned in to Fox by screenwriter Billy Ray apparently sets up a storyline that would play out across a trio of instalments, meaning that when Fox do finally decide to get this one up and running, a trilogy could be in the offing.

However, at this point in time the project remains in limbo, with Fox executives still to give it the green light. We can expect further updates when it becomes clear whether or not Touch has been recommissioned, but until then, Jack Bauer remains in retirement... Source: www.totalfilm.com

Kiefer Sutherland keen to start shooting 24 movie this spring [7th March 2012 00:00:00]

Kiefer Sutherland is 'cautiously optimistic' that shooting for the feature adaptation of 24 will begin this spring, according to reports.

The actor has made no secret that he's keen to get the ball rolling on production, and according to the Huffington Post, Kiefer's next hurdle is to help link a director to the proceedings:

"We've got a script that we're very excited about, and we're looking for directors right now," he explained.

"We're trying to do this as quickly as possible so we're ready to shoot in May because there's a very small window between when I finish Touch and when I would start up again," Sutherland added. "So it's a juggling act right now, but I'm still cautiously optimistic."

Finding a director shouldn't be a problem for America's best counter terrorist operative, surely? The highly successful US TV series saw Sutherland play Jack Bauer, a rogue military operative, for eight seasons until the show finally wrapped in 2010.

Fans of the show have made no secret that the film adaptation is in high demand, and it's still scheduled for a 2013 release, with Mary Lynn Rajskub the only other reported cast-member (as Bauer's number one, Chloe).

Is it just us, or does it feel like the 24 movie could turn out to be something of a rushed job? If a director has to be found before the shoot starts in a couple of month's time, the eventual auteur won't have much in the way of preparation time... Source: www.totalfilm.com

24 movie to arrive in 2012? [22nd March 2011 08:39:30]

Consider this your bi-monthly half-update on the status of the as-yet-un-greenlit 24 movie, courtesy of the ever optimistic Kiefer Sutherland.

In January this year, 24 star Keef assured fans that he would be returning in front of the camera as Jack Bauer to shoot the 24 movie this September.

Now, he's given an update, revealing that the movie should hit cinema screens sometime in 2012.

While talking with the ladies on The View, Sutherland confirmed: "Yes. It will come out in the summer of 2012."

For now, though, 20th Century Fox are remaining schtum over the topic, having passed on Billy Ray's script. There's currently no director attached to the film.
Clearly Keef's hoping that his optimism and enthusiasm for the project is infectious - but for now, he's pretty much still standing in a room on his own. Source: www.totalfilm.com