24 movie 'in development' 10 years after series ended
There's no word on if Kiefer Sutherland could return as Jack Bauer..
A decade after ending its run with final season Live Another Day, it looks like a new movie based on the hugely popular Kiefer Sutherland series 24 could be on the way to cinemas.
According to Variety, a film adaptation is in "early development" although few precise details have been reported at this stage – in terms of either plot or casting.
But the new reports follow quotes from the film's purported producer Brian Grazer last month, who told CNBC that the possibility was being explored.
"It’s great for us, because we’ve built, over 30 years, over 100 different products and brands," he explained, before using the example of 24 and teasing "a movie that we’re going to do in a very interesting way with Disney and Fox".
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RadioTimes.com have reached out to Grazer for comment on the new reports.
It remains to be seen what this "very interesting way" refers to, but of course a film version would have to follow a very different format from the TV show.
The feature that set the series apart was that each season would unfolded in real time across 24 episodes, with each episode corresponding to one hour on the clock.
And while it's possible that the reported film version would take a similar real-time approach, they'd obviously have far fewer hours to play with.
But there is precedent for that approach: A TV film spin-off – subtitled Redemption – aired during the show's original run, which saw action unfold in real time across two hours.
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Created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, 24 originally aired for nine seasons between 2001 and 2014, with Sutherland starring as Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer as he attempted to stifle a range of dangerous terrorist threats.
It was hugely successful with viewers and also boasted an impressive award track record, earning 68 Emmy nominations and 20 wins – including Outstanding Drama Series and Lead Actor for Sutherland in 2006.
All 9 seasons of 24 are currently streaming on Disney Plus – sign up to Disney Plus for £7.99 a month or £79.90 a year.
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Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
