Howard Gordon Book Signing at Mysterious Bookshop NYC March 2, 2012

Howard Gordon Book Signing 

at Mysterious Book Shop NYC March 2, 2012

Met Howard Gordon at the Mysterious Bookshop March 2, 2012 in NYC. He was signing his new book HARD TARGET. It's excellent pick up a copy today! He was also kind enough to sign my 24 Behind the Scenes book too! Fun night Howard - Thanks so much!

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Kiefer Sutherland Talks Touch and the "Very Difficult Task" of a 24 Movie

Today 10:01 AM PST by JENNA MULLINS

Nobody panic: Jack Bauer is back! Well, Kiefer Sutherland is back...on TV. We'll have to wait a little bit longer for Bauer to save the world again, in the form of a 24 movie.

We talked with Sutherland at Fox's TCA Winners Walk, where he told us why Touch was the show to bring him back to the tube, and when fans can expect that big ol' 24 clock on the big screen…

"We're planning on starting the very end of April, the beginning of May," he reveals to us about the movie adaptation of 24. Hopefully it'll be all systems go by then, because even Sutherland has some qualms about transferring Jack Bauer to the big screen. "I believe very strongly—and I apologize, it's a very difficult task to take what we would do in a season, which would be 24 episodes, and try and condense it into two hours. And so it took us a little while to put that together, but I feel very strongly that we have ...I don't like to say anything is done until it's finished, but we should be starting in May."

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If Kiefer feels confident about it, that's good enough for us. Until May, we get to watch him save the world again in his new drama on Fox, Touch, a role so exciting, Kiefer couldn't say no to it.

"[The show] is based on a Chinese fable called The Red Thread, and in essence it means that all the people that were supposed to come in contact with each other over the course of a lifetime are connected loosely by a red thread around the ankle, and that thread can stretch and it can bend but it can't break," he tells us while we hang on every word. "And somehow in the last hundred years between the Industrial Revolution and the Technological Revolution, we've broken it. And my son is much more highly evolved than I am and can see where it is broken through math and through patterns, and he uses me as his father to try and put all of the pieces back together."

Très intriguing, no? Check out our full interview with Kiefer above, and you can catch a special preview event of Touch on Wednesday, Jan. 25 on Fox.

Are you excited for Kiefer's new show? And do you think 24 could or should be made into a movie?

—Reporting by Kristin Dos Santos

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Kiefer Sutherland Says 24 Movie Will Be Like Going Home

Hollywood Exclusive: Kiefer Sutherland Says '24' Movie Will Be 'Like Going Home'

By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith

Jan 12, 2012

Kiefer Sutherland.

Kiefer Sutherland smiles when he talks about anticipating the late-April/early-May start of production on the big-screen "24" movie. "That's like going home," he says of getting back into Jack Bauer's skin.

It's been more than five years since the "24" team first set its sights on making a feature. Sutherland acknowledges, "That process has taken us so long; it's such a complicated script to write. Normally, we have 24 hours to tell a story. Trying to condense it into two hours involves a lot of hard choices: What kind of story do you want to tell? How political do you want to make it? How character-driven do you want to make it?"

Sutherland was in fine form at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour this week, talking about his Jan. 25-debuting Fox "Touch" series that has him as the father of a mute, possibly autistic boy who has an astonishing understanding of numbers and their correlation to the universe.

The star was also was among the notables on hand at Fox's party at the historic Castle Green Hotel in Pasadena, Calif., where he chatted away gamely and amiably even though a small group of reporters pretty much backed him into a small space behind a grand piano. He elaborated on some of what he talked about at the earlier press conference -- including the "24" film.

As far as the answers to all those questions about how political and/or character-driven the big screen "24" will be, he laughed and said, "You'll have to wait and see it." He said that several "great actors have expressed interest in (acting in) it, either as an ally or villain."

Sutherland also anticipates more big names will turn up on "Touch" -- which already boasts Danny Glover as a professor who has a handle on matters where quantum physics meets metaphysics. "Because it's a procedural drama as opposed to a serialized show, we could get someone in and out as quickly as an episode," noted Sutherland, who is also a producer on the series. "Or if someone was interested in being involved in a longer arc, I'm sure we could accommodate them."

Sutherland definitely made the most of his two years away from the TV cameras. Asked what the time meant to him, he said, "I got some rest. I got to think about other things I wanted to do. I got to do two films I was very excited about, with very different characters." Those are Mira Nair's upcoming "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," with Liev Schreiber and Kate Hudson, and Lars von Trier's "Melancholia," with Kirsten Dunst.

"And doing 'That Championship Season' on Broadway. I did those things and also had some time off and got some rest -- and realized that I missed working."

Source: www.nationalledger.com

Kiefer Sutherland 24 Movie News!

’24′ Heating Up For Spring Start With Kiefer Sutherland In Jack Bauer Mode

By MIKE FLEMING | Monday December 5, 2011 @ 3:27pm EST

The clock has started on 24, the feature version of the Imagine Entertainment/Fox series. The project, which brings back Kiefer Sutherland’s tireless government operative Jack Bauer. Mark Bomback–a favorite writer at 20th Century Fox writingThe Wolverine and Shadow Divers–will turn in the latest script draft by year’s end. Imagine and the studio have about five directors in mind–no, Tony Scott is not attached anymore–and it will all begin happening very quickly in the early part of next year. The goal is to get the film into production to match Sutherland’s availability, which begins in April. That should give producer Brian Grazer something to do after he completes producing the Academy Awards and it is certainly good news for fans of the show who were beginning to fear the project wouldn’t happen.

Source: www.deadline.com

Kiefer Sutherland at Madeo in LA Oct 19, 2011

Kiefer Sutherland at Madeo in LA Oct 19, 2011

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24 Movie News: Kiefer Sutherland Wants Jack Bauer to "Take Back His Life"

'24' Movie News: Sutherland Wants Jack Bauer to 'Take Back His Life'

May 12, 2011 | Movies

"Extra's" AJ Calloway caught up with Kiefer Sutherland in NYC, where they chatted about what should happen to Jack Bauer in the "24" movie.

Kiefer said, "I want to see Jack do a lot of things that are representative of the show. I want him to be able to take his life back, and I think that's going to be a large aspect of the film."

As for his current gig on Broadway, starring in "That Championship Season," Sutherland admitted he gets nervous before going on stage. "There isn't a single night that my stomach doesn't start to go at the half hour before the show."

The actor is also starring as a hit man in a web series called "The Confession." Any plans for it to air on TV? Sutherland answered, "My desire right now is to keep it exactly where it is.

Click here to purchase tickets to "That Championship Season" and check out all 10 episodes of "The Confession" on Hulu.com

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Kiefer Sutherland The 24 Movie News

Fox TV Executive Confirms The 24 Movie Is Still Alive, But With No Finished Script

2011-05-16 07:46:47 Katey Rich

The rumor mill about the possible movie has expanded to include the FOX network-- yes, the network that cancelled the show and started this whole process. On a conference call today to discuss the network's fall primetime programming, a reporter threw out a curveball question to Fox Entertainment Chairman Peter Rice, asking him about Kiefer Sutherland's constant promises that a 24 movie really will happen. Given that he doesn't work for 20th Century Fox, the movie studio that would actually make the film, Rice couldn't say anything definitive, but he definitely didn't douse the flames either. Here's what he had to say:


"I don't work at the movie company, but my intelligence around the lot is everybody would very much like to make a movie ,and I believe that they're working on the script. When they say 'We don't have a script,' they don't have a completed script that they're about to go shoot. There's a great desire to see Jack Bauer on the big screen."


So yes, nothing that isn't the same kind of vague promise we've been hearing for years now, but given Rice's key position in programming the entire Fox network, you'd better believe he at least has an ear to the ground to find out if one of the network's most successful shows ever will have new life at the movies. Don't go marking your calendar for when you'll be able to see the movie-- having no script isn't exactly the strongest sign-- but don't give up on it either.


Source: Cinemablend

Kiefer Sutherland Tells The View 24 Movie Release Date is 2012

Kiefer Sutherland Talks 24 Movie Release with The Ladies From The View

Kiefer Sutherland appeared on The View Monday March 21, 2011 to discuss his current project, the Broadway play, That Championship Season currently at the Jacobs Theater, in New York. The play will run until May 29, 2011 in a strictly limited engagement.

He also announced that the 24 Movie is still happening and will hit theaters in 2012.

Source: TheView

Kiefer Sutherland Meets with Ron Howard to Talk About 24 Movie

'24' movie plot

Last Updated: 2:19 AM, February 4, 2011

Posted: 1:33 AM, February 4, 2011

It's looking good for Jack Bauer. Kiefer Sutherland was spotted enthusiastically discussing the planned "24" movie with director Ron Howard, who produced the hit Fox series, over lunch at Junior's in Times Square this week. A spy told us that Kiefer, who dined on a cheeseburger, was "excited about how much more they could do for '24' with a movie format than they could ever do in the TV series. The lunch lasted a long time, and both stars were friendly with the waiters, many of whom are fans of '24.' " Kiefer's Broadway show, "That Championship Season," opens for previews Wednesday at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater, next door to Junior's.

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Kiefer Sutherland Confirms 24 Movie

Kiefer Sutherland Confirms '24' Movie

January 20, 2011 | Celebrity Highlights

"Extra's" AJ Calloway talked with actor Kiefer Sutherland, who said the "24" movie is on target to start shooting in 8 months.

"It's a very difficult thing to take something you've done for eight years, almost two hundred episodes, and try to find a story that's going to be unique and yet service the history of the show as well," Sutherland said.

In the meantime, Kiefer is heading to the stage to star in a Broadway revival of the play "That Championship Season," with "The Good Wife" star Chris Noth.

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"I grew up in Canada playing hockey, so basketball is a little foreign to me and I don't think I have the height anyway," joked Sutherland. The play is about four friends each going through a mid-life crisis, and was made into a 1982 movie starring Bruce Dern and Martin Sheen.

Sutherland explained, "Four men dealing with a sense they're no longer relevant."

Source: Extra

Tony Scott May Still Save The 24 Movie, But He Needs To Move Fast

By Katey Rich published: 2011-01-01 17:43:37


It's not news that Fox has turned down the first script writer Billy Ray turned in for the planned 24 movie-- we were reporting on that over two weeks ago. But while today's Entertainment Weekly story is mostly about that old information, there's a tidbit in there that actually points to more hope for the TV adaptation. They talked to 24. series executive producer Howard Gordon, who said that the script is dead but "There is talk about re-approaching it. I understand Tony Scott is meeting with Kiefer to talk about ideas. People are still talking about it.”

Howard mentioned Tony Scott's name when talking about the script's rejection a few weeks ago, but at that point his participation was just a rumor Howard was repeating. Given that he's not actually "engaged or involved" in production on the 24 movie, there's no telling how good Howard's information is, and it's possible he's just repeating the same information he had a few weeks ago with slightly different words. 

24 has now been off the air for 7 months, which means the clock is ticking even faster for them to actually get the movie made. Jack Bauer is enduring enough a character that Kiefer Sutherland could probably pull off playing him for years to come, but the number of people interested in the movie at all will dwindle as the years go by. It doesn't sound like Fox is moving very fast to get the movie made, which may be a sign they don't intend to make the movie at all. If Tony Scott really has that big idea, it's time for him to get it out there and get this process moving. 


Source: Cinemablend.com

Tony Scott Has Idea For 24: The Movie?

Tony Scott Has Idea For 24: The Movie? 

December 19, 2010 Matt Holmes

There’s no candidate more fitting to direct a film version of Fox’s 24 t.v. series than action maestro Tony Scott. Year in, year out he routinely makes frenetic, high-energy, mindlessly entertaining action vehicles that suits the thematics of the 24 show like a tailored glove.

Hell, the condensed time narrative of The Taking of Pelham 123 remake could have easily satisfied an episode or two of the show.

In fact you could probably argue that if it wasn’t for the signature Scott style from films like Top Gun, True Romance and Crimson Tide that the concept behind a lightning paced action show with literally a ticking clock wouldn’t even exist.

So the fresh rumour that Tony Scott has an idea for a film based on the now defunct show that he wants to pitch to Kiefer Sutherland and Fox, is interesting.

One of the show’s executive producers, Howard Gordon, has told Assignment X (via Moviehole) that he has heard;

The rumors are that [director] Tony Scott has an idea that he is going to run it by or has run it by Kiefer Sutherland. I don’t know what the status of it is.

Gordon goes on to say that the reason we haven’t seen a 24 film to date is because their current script isn’t “the right proposition. It wasn’t strong enough or compelling enough to the studio obviously to move ahead with it.”

That script was from Billy Ray and his track record of consistently producing strong and compelling work (the under-rated 2007 drama Breach which he wrote & directed, also the recent adaptation of State of Play) makes that statement seem so bizarre, but obviously Gordon is in a better position than me to know such things.

However he does go on to say;

The movie is something that right now I’m not engaged or involved in.

But with his close ties to the show, he’s more likely to know than most and if he says Tony Scott might have an idea, then who are we to doubt?

I really hope this rumour turns out to be true. Kiefer Sutherland deserves the chance to bring 24 to the big screen and Tony Scott could really do something special with the franchise. I just wonder what condensed narrative he has in mind, presumably it’s some kind of large terrorist attack?

Hopefully it involves Scott’s frequent star Denzel Washington playing the villain?

Source: obsessedwithfilm.com

Kiefer Sutherland Confirms 24 The Movie

Kiefer Confirms 24: The Movie

Posted by Louise McKay on Nov 17th, 2010

At a press conference in Japan, Kiefer Sutherland confirmed what many had been expecting, and fans hoping, that there will definitely be a feature length version of the hit series 24.

When questioned on rumours of a film, Kiefer confirmed that he will reprise his role as former federal agent Jack Bauer.

Jack was last seen on our screens earlier this year in the finale to the eighth and last season of 24. In the last episode, Jack was told by President Taylor that the authorities were coming for him and if he did not want to face the death penalty, then he must “disappear” quickly. The last shot of Jack was from a drone monitoring the area, which captured his first steps towards life on the run. The drone was then shut down and that was it.

This cliffhanger kind of ending, has had fans speculating about the possible plot for a 24 movie as it had left open any number of possibilities.

At the same press conference, Kiefer said that he and the writers of the show (Kiefer is also an Executive Producer on the show) have the aim of bringing various elements to the film that were not possible on the TV series due to its format.

It will be a 2 hour movie respresentation of a 24 hour day, compared to the real-time format of the series, which can allow the writers increased freedom and opens up what they can do with regards to plots and characters.

Kiefer did say that he could not confirm a release date, or even plot details/locations/cast, as the writers took some time off after season 8 finished, and are still developing the script for the film.

24 first appeared on TV back in 2001 and ended with its 192nd episode in May of this year. It’s massive success resulted in many nominations for such prestigious awards like the Emmys, Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild, with many wins for both the show and its cast and staff.

Source: onefaceinamillion.com