http://movies.yahoo.com/news/24-movie-begin-shooting-spring-201642968.html PASADENA, California (AP) — Fans of Jack Bauer have something to look forward to. A movie based on the old Fox series "24" is scheduled to begin shooting this spring. Actor Kiefer Sutherland said Sunday that he expects to go to work on the movie in late April or May. Sutherland played Bauer, the centerpiece on the pulse-quickening adventure series that ended its television run in 2010. Even with the movie ahead of him, Sutherland is already working on a new Fox series. "Touch" features him as the father of a super-intelligent son. Fox will offer a sneak preview of the show Jan. 25 before it joins the network schedule in March. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_(TV_series) Feature film A feature film adaptation of 24 was originally planned for the hiatus between the sixth and seventh seasons. Series co-creators Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran were set to write the script with showrunner Howard Gordon working on story.[29] Filming was going to take place in London, Prague, and Morocco.[30] Plans for the movie were later put on hold. Kiefer Sutherland explained, "It's impossible to ask writers to work on the show and then come up with an amazing film we can shoot in the break between seasons."[31] It was later decided that the film would begin after the conclusion of the eighth and final season. It was to be set and shot on-location in Europe. Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon, and Kiefer Sutherland were going to be executive producers on the film, and Billy Ray was going to write the screenplay.[32] Shooting was planned to start in late 2010 or early 2011.[32] In April 2010, Kiefer Sutherland said in an interview at a BAFTA event in London that the script was finished and he would be reading it upon his return to the United States. He also said that the film will be a two-hour representation of a twenty-four-hour time frame.[33] Sutherland described the film production as "exciting" because, "It's going to be a two-hour representation of a 24 hour day, so we were not going to be restrained by the real time aspect of the TV show."[34] In November 2010, executive producer Howard Gordon revealed that a "work in progress" screenplay was being read by Fox, but that the movie did not yet have a green light or fixed schedule.[35] In December 2010, Howard Gordon revealed that Fox turned down the script by Billy Ray, saying, "It wasn't strong enough or compelling enough". Gordon is currently no longer involved with the project, but states that director Tony Scott has an idea and will pitch it to Sutherland.[36] Executive producer Brian Grazer tweeted in April 2011 that the film is planned for a 2012 release.[37][38] At the 2011 Television Critics Association press tour, former showrunner Howard Gordon stated that "conversations are definitely happening" about the film, and that they are just looking for the right script before moving forward.[39] In September 2011, Sutherland indicated the script was almost complete.[40] After some small script alterations by screenwriter Mark Bomback, filming was announced to begin in spring 2012, after Sutherland becomes available in April.[41] ----------------- Cannot wait!
Maybe the gimmick changed since the first season (that's only one I watched), but would this movie have to be called "2" instead?
I don't like action movies, never cared about the series after the first season and won't watch this, but this is probably the most commercially prudent film project ever. For a network that can't consistently produce more than one or two top-rated non-reality sitcoms or dramas at a time and an actor who is basically like Burt Reynolds in the late '70s: height of his fame, but the bottom of his talent. Won't be anywhere near as compelling as the series: they'll either only have five minutes per hour or just completely abandon the conceipt. Unless they're brave enough to break it into three or four films.
Huge fan of the series and watched them all from beginning to end, but I'm a little worried and skeptical of how successfuly they can translate this to a full feature film.
The first few seasons were good, but they knew how to pick the most annoying people for roles and accentuate their annoying habits. I still want to punch Sheri Palmer in the face.
