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Fox Is Keen On Bringing Jack Bauer and 24 To the Big Screen

By • February 9, 2010 • 2 Comments

Twentieth Century Fox’s film and TV studios are teaming to develop a bigscreen version of the Kiefer Sutherland/Jack Bauer action series 24.

The film side has hired State of Play scribe Billy Ray to pen the script for the feature version. Ray’s pitch, which takes Jack Bauer to Europe, was a hit with Fox execs and producers of the high-concept television series.

The script is said to have come through 24 star Kiefer Sutherland, who’s also an exec producer on the series — and is said to be eager to turn the long-running TV skein into a feature franchise.

Fox doesn’t have a deal for a ninth season of 24, and hasn’t yet decided whether to order another season. Insiders said the network is waiting to see this week’s ratings before making that decision, but the betting is that this will be the final season of the longtime franchise.

I am not opposed to feature film series but I am sort curious as why its taken this long for it to happen. I am also curious as to how the series will adapt itself to the big screen. What makes the show unique and different than anything before it was its use of time. Each episode was an hour in the 24 hour day of Jack Bauer. I do not know how that concept will translate on screen. Otherwise its just a silly spy like-Die Hard movie with lots of shooting and terrorists getting thwarted by one man and his cell phone, not a bad premise but still its no Bourne or Bond, which is what Fox hopes it will turn in too and with Paramount bringing back Ethan Hunt and Jack Ryan, Fox needs their super cop. I also wonder how moviegoers never seeing an episode will be drawn to the character? DVD sales will go up you can bet.

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  • http://twitter.com/Lopez7474 Philippe Lopez

    I know everyone is saying that “24″ has jumped the shark, but that's exactly why this movie is such a good idea. It will breathe new life into the show and possibly start a 24 movie franchise. Kiefer knows his way around big screen movies. He'll do well in a “24″ movie. He deserves success. I've been reading his bio, “Kiefer Sutherland: Living Dangerously” and it seems like he's has a lot of troubles in his life. A “24″ movie would be a good turn for him. Check out the bio on amazon.com.

  • http://twitter.com/Lopez7474 Philippe Lopez

    I know everyone is saying that “24″ has jumped the shark, but that's exactly why this movie is such a good idea. It will breathe new life into the show and possibly start a 24 movie franchise. Kiefer knows his way around big screen movies. He'll do well in a “24″ movie. He deserves success. I've been reading his bio, “Kiefer Sutherland: Living Dangerously” and it seems like he's has a lot of troubles in his life. A “24″ movie would be a good turn for him. Check out the bio on amazon.com.