During todays Television Critics Association winter tour presentation panel for Touch, Kiefer Sutherland reiterated the current plans for 24‘s feature film. “We will be shooting end of April or beginning of May,” the actor said. Kiefer also confirmed that just like the television series, the movie would take place over the course of a single…
At todays TCA panel for Awake, executive producer Howard Gordon has confirmed to TV Guide’s William Keck that fan favorite Chloe O’Brian will take part in the upcoming 24 movie. He also mentions a summer shoot date. #24 producer Howard Gordon tells me he’s hoping to shoot film with #kiefersutherland this summer – and Chloe…
After nine years of writing for 24, Howard Gordon released his debut novel last year: an action-packed thriller titled Gideon’s War (read our review). He’s back this time with a follow-up book that continues the adventures of brothers Gideon and Tillman. Hard Target kicks off with a similar premise to 24‘s final season. A shady…
Anil Kapoor was on G4TV’s Attack of the Show where he talked about his role in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and the upcoming Indian adaptation of 24. Kapoor reveals that former 24 showrunner Howard Gordon was instrumental in helping him secure the television rights to the franchise. You can watch the entire interview over at…
Today is Kiefer Sutherland’s 45th birthday – he was born on December 21, 1966 in London, England. Happy Birthday, Kiefer! 2012 is set to be a very big year for the actor. First up is the DVD release of The Confession on January 24th. A day later his new drama series Touch will air a…
Homeland spoilers below, but former 24 writer Alex Gansa discusses how he and Howard Gordon were very conscious not to repeat 24’s mole trope in their new show. It’s an interesting read. HitFix: Also on the subject of lingering post-finale questions… There was a lot of “mole” talk this season, but no resolution. Were Saul’s…
Deadline gives us an update on the 24 movie which is beginning to sound a lot more concrete. 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 writing The Wolverine…
Update 3/13: FOX has switched their schedule around and moved Touch to Thursdays. It will premiere on March 22nd after American Idol and continue to air on Thursdays. FOX’s Bones has been moved to Mondays. FOX has sent out a press release detailing their mid-season schedule and we finally have some information on Touch‘s premiere.…
Mary Lynn Rajskub was interviewed on the Marc Macon podcast and she was briefly asked about the 24 movie (nothing new on that front) and working with Kiefer Sutherland. When asked whether she got along with her co-star, she at first hesitated to answer with an “Ummm..” and then continued: Kiefer and I like each…
Actor James Cromwell who played Phillip Bauer in 24 Season 6 has some harsh words for the producers of the series, voicing disapproval of his character and claiming the writers lacked imagination: You had some displeasure working on the series “24.” Could you go into that a bit? I had never seen the show before,…
Here’s a new interview with Sarah Clarke talking about 24. She reveals that Nina Myers was originally intended to appear in ten more episodes of the third season (bringing the character all the way to the season finale rather than being killed by Jack in episode 14). But both she and Kiefer agreed that it…
In news that flew under the radar, Howard Gordon’s pilot Legends has been picked up to pilot by NBC. The show was originally pitched to the network last year and they ultimately passed on it. But after retooling the script it’s now being given a second chance. NBC has acquired drama pilot “Legends” from 20th…
Former 24 writer and producer Alex Gansa (who created Showtime’s Homeland along with Howard Gordon) was interviewed about the recently announced Indian adaptation of the series. Here’s what he had to say: THR: What are your thoughts about this 24 production in India? Gansa: You know, Howard [Gordon], who created the show with me, he…
While at a press conference for Clint Eastwood’s new biopic J Edgar, journalist Ed Symkus bumped into Brian Grazer (who produced that movie and is producing the 24 movie) on an elevator and asked him a bit about the status of the 24 movie. “We’re working on it,” he said. “We’re making the movie. We…
Here’s a surprise – 24‘s Anil Kapoor (who starred as Omar Hassan in the final season) has purchased the rights to the television series and will be making an Indian adaptation. Kapoor will play the role of Jack Bauer and plans to cast “top actors” in the leading roles. Anil Kapoor has bought the rights…