24: The Movie

[The Chief]

Source: Here

The real-time TV thriller "24" is headed to the big screen under a deal between movie studio 20th Century Fox and the show's producers, trade paper Daily Variety said on Thursday.

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The Hollywood publication said no deals are in place with the cast, although star

Kiefer Sutherland -- an executive producer of the series -- has said he would like to reprise his role as sleep-deprived action hero Agent Jack Bauer in a feature version.

However, the paper said the "24" movie would likely abandon the TV show's distinctive real-time conceit, meaning that all the murder and mayhem will no longer be squeezed into one day. A rough plot outline has been drafted, but no details have been disclosed, it said.

Fox, a unit of News Corp., struck a deal with series creators Robert Cochran and Joel Surnow, who will write the script, and executive producer Howard Gordon, who will work on the story, Daily Variety said. The feature could potentially shoot next spring and summer during the hiatus between season six and a likely seventh season of "24."

The critically acclaimed "24" series, which airs in the United States on News Corp.'s Fox Broadcasting unit, saw ratings improve by 14 percent for the just-wrapped fifth season, with nearly 14 million viewers tuning in every week, the paper said.

[Dingle]

This will fucking rock, but what bout Day 6 and 7 that are planned?

And I'd love if it was in real time. ¬)¬

[The Chief]

Hah, id like a sort of mini terrorist threat, one that lasts around 3 hours of real time.

i dont usually like my movies long, but i could take 3 hours of bauer (done it plenty of times on the DVDs)

[therockbox]

Haven't they got two movies planned? I know he was talking about it on the Jonathon Ross show, and said part of it will be filmed in England.

[Colly]

If its in real time, they could call it 2. Or 3. Or 2 hours 40 minutes.

[Toe]

If they made this, and it was truly real time, I want a scene where Jack Bauer takes a piss.

[Hellfire]

24 the movie should be Jack Bauer vs. China. Just three hours of him beating up, torturing and killing the evil Chinese. Sounds good to me.

[Lowerdeck]

24 the movie should be Jack Bauer vs. China. Just three hours of him beating up, torturing and killing the evil Chinese. Sounds good to me.

That would be awesome.

[YI]

If they made this, and it was truly real time, I want a scene where Jack Bauer takes a piss.

Edited June 9, 2006 by YI

[Dingle]

As have I >_>

I want a 24 hour movie

[Guest Aldershotboy2001]

i love 24 but this will suck. They cant have it real time as the name is "24"..and due to it not being real time it will take away the main concept. sorry but i feel this is not a good thing for a great program.

[therockbox]

So the only reason people watch 24 hours is because it's in real time?

I don't think so.

[Herr Matzat]

i saw this confirmed ages ago, they even did talk about it on 24 Inside.

from what i know it will be 24 houres, they just said they will use the formart to be able to skip countrys, so there is no real time seeing jack fly to germany 8 houres, but it gets real time wen he arives (or something in that direction)

i predict china will get decominisemed in that movie

[Dingle]

decominisemed?

I hope he attacks Germany during the World Cup. Fun times.

What Matzat said sounds good though, if they can still tell the story of 24 hours in 3 hours or so then it'll be great, I for one will definitely watch this no matter what. Even if it was an 8 hour bauer flight, I'd watch it with great intrigue.

[Lowerdeck]

Considering there was about an hour or so of Jack overtaking a plane going to Germany earlier this season, they can put something in a movie about an 8 hr plane ride. The writers can make anything in this show action filled.

Season 5 spoiler above, don't read if you haven't seen it (or at least the last 6 episodes)

[The Chief]

Considering there was about an hour or so of Jack overtaking a plane going to Germany earlier this season, they can put something in a movie about an 8 hr plane ride. The writers can make anything in this show action filled.

Season 5 spoiler above, don't read if you haven't seen it (or at least the last 6 episodes)

[Lowerdeck]

Don't read if you haven't seen Season 5, or haven't seen the last 6 episodes of Season 5.