Kiefer Sutherland is the star of 24 series and plays the main character of Jack Bauer. He is the only character to appear in every episode of the series.
Howard Gordon did an interview with Sky UK and revealed that at one point early on, network executives were considering Jeff Goldblum for the role of Jack Bauer. “But once Kiefer [Sutherland] came up that was pretty much done”, he says. He also speaks of the final scene in the series finale and briefly about…
Deadline is reporting that Tony Scott is in discussions to possibly direct the upcoming 24 movie: All this goes on while 20th Century Fox continues to work out the beats of the 24 movie. It’s unclear when that picture will go into production with Sutherland reprising. There is a script draft by Billy Ray, and…
Here’s a nice lengthy interview with Howard Gordon where he discusses many aspects of the 24 series. Among the topics discussed are his favorite season to work on (the first), favorite to watch (Day 5), Kiefer Sutherland’s work habits, Jack Bauer’s magic healing powers, the most difficult character to kill, spin-offs, and the upcoming movie.
Now that the new TV season has started I thought it would be interesting to take a look at where the 24 crew went after the series ended a few months ago. Fans that have watched the DVD bonus features probably know that the cast and crew were very close to each other, and that’s…
Kiefer Sutherland has won E! Online’s “Star You’ll Miss the Most” award by an absolute landslide, gathering nearly 40% of the vote. STAR YOU’LL MISS THE MOST Winner: Kiefer Sutherland (39.7%) Terry O’Quinn (15.3%) Jonathan Groff (14.8%) America Ferrera (12.0%) Simon Cowell (10.9%) Zachary Quinto (7.2%) Source: Tater Top Awards 2010 Winners
One of my favorite scenes in the 24 series has made Entertainment Weekly’s “20 of the Most Disturbing TV Scenes Ever” list at number 18 of 21. JACK KEEPS HIS HEAD AND TAKES SOMEONE ELSE’S Jack Bauer has always espoused an ends-justify-the-means philosophy but we really didn’t start to get it until that second season…
Probably the best acceptance speech I’ve ever seen. Kiefer Sutherland pokes fun at the weird-looking trophy saying it will come in handy at the bar later and then tells all the 24 fans that “You guys fuckin’ rock” while flipping the bird. We love you too, Kiefer!
The 2010 Teen Choice Award nominees were announced and 24 is up for 4 awards. 24 was nominated for “Choice TV Show: Action” (with Burn Notice, Chuck, Human Target, and NCIS: Los Angeles). Kiefer Sutherland was nominated for “Choice TV Actor: Action” (alongside Jeffrey Donovan of Burn Notice, Zachary Levi of Chuck, LL Cool J…
Aint It Cool News is reporting a juicy rumor on how the next Die Hard film got it’s name of Die Hard 24/7 – apparently FOX execs floated an idea of using their two properties in a crossover flick that would have Jack Bauer and John McClane appear in the same film. The source says…
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 05: Actor Kiefer Sutherland receives the Biggest Ass Kicker Award onstage during Spike TV’s 4th Annual ‘Guys Choice Awards’ held at Sony Studios on June 5, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. ‘Guys Choice’ premieres June 20, 2010 at 10PM ET/PT on Spike. Getty Images
The final ‘Scenemakers’ behind the scenes video of 24 Season 8 with director Brad Turner and actors Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer) and Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe O’Brian).
Nice little introduction by Kiefer Sutherland just before the 24 series finale. YouTube Link: Kiefer Sutherland Thanks Fans – 24 Series Finale
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Back in 2001, did you have reservations about debuting the show after Sept. 11? KIEFER SUTHERLAND: Huge, massive concerns. It was something that was really transcendent to the population, and it wasn’t about the show. I think we all went through a period for three weeks, that if you weren’t a doctor, a…
This ten minute interview with Kiefer Sutherland on NPR is a great listen, lots of cool stories by Kiefer Sutherland. Source: NPR
Here it is, the last 24 talk show appearance ever *sniffle* – fortunately it’s a great one, 13 minutes long and with a cool 24 series recap video. TwitVid Link: Kiefer Sutherland on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno