A film based mostly on the acclaimed action-drama collection 24 is in early improvement, however will Kiefer Sutherland return?
Might Jack Bauer be destined to return on the large display screen? twentieth Century Studios and Think about Entertainment are within the early levels of growing a film based mostly on 24, the acclaimed action-drama TV collection starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Think about Entertainment co-founder Brian Grazer teased the 24 film (in addition to a Backdraft reboot with Glenn Powell) whereas showing on MSNBC’s Squawk Field final month. “Imagine has always played in that zone where there is that high probability chance that it will be successful in movie theaters,” Grazer mentioned. “It’s nice for us, as a result of we’ve constructed, over 30 years, over 100 totally different merchandise and types, whether or not it’s ‘Backdraft,’ which I’m now going to do at the moment with Glen Powell, or whether or not it’s ’24,’ a film that we’re going to do in a really fascinating method with Disney and Fox.“
Grazer continued, “These codecs of the late 90s, early 2000s have change into crucial as a result of the streamers, or studios, are proper now much more risk-averse. They like manufacturers which can be already established that folks have a excessive degree of consciousness to, the place you truly add a brand new twist, or actually fascinating casting, which is after all what we’re doing with ours.“
Kiefer Sutherland starred in 24 as counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer, with every season overlaying 24 consecutive hours in real-time. Audiences hadn’t seen something fairly prefer it on the time, and the collection shortly grew to become an enormous success. 24 got here to a detailed after eight seasons however returned a number of years later for 24: Stay One other Day, a twelve-episode restricted collection. There was additionally 24: Legacy, a derivative collection that solely lasted a single season, and Fox has additionally been attempting to get a 24 revival off the bottom for years.
Sutherland has beforehand expressed a need to return to the franchise and and even provided a suggestion for a way the story might proceed. The final we noticed of Bauer, he was being taken away by the Russians in trade for the liberty of Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub). Sutherland teased that one potential revival might see a brand new group attempting to free Jack. “Howard [Gordon] and I talk all the time and invariably it comes up,” Sutherland mentioned. “The thought of him being introduced again — I’m simply spitballing — I feel that’s an fascinating thought. You introduce a brand new solid of individuals of their effort to get him out, and it lives on from that time. There’s numerous methods to go about it.“
Because the 24 film continues to be within the very early levels, there’s no phrase on whether or not Sutherland will return as Bauer, however I’m positive followers would like to see him again.
