20th Century Fox Television has temporarily shut down production of “24” so that Kiefer Sutherland can undergo a surgical procedure related to a ruptured cyst near his kidney. Although the cyst ruptured while he was working, the star and executive producer of “24” was able to work through Friday. His publicist, Evelyn Karamanos, issued the…
NEW YORK — The writers strike has struck down the Fox thriller “24.” “24” is absent from the network’s revised, strike-affected schedule for midseason. In its announcement, Fox explained the “Day 7” season for the series would be indefinitely postponed to ensure an uninterrupted run. Like most series written by members of the Writers Guild…
Season 7 of 24 promises to be its tensest yet – at least on the set. Execs at the Fox hit have scrapped virtually their entire story line for the season, delaying the start of production by roughly three weeks. According to sources, the 11th-hour time-out was called after the network put the kibosh on…
Kiefer Sutherland isn’t just taking punishment on TV as 24‘s much-abused Agent Jack Bauer. The actor was involved in a bar brawl earlier this week, his spokeswoman says. The Golden Globe winner “was in an incident — he was defending himself,” his rep told the New York Post. “He did get hurt and had six…