A new film based on 24, the action drama TV series that saw actor Kiefer Sutherland battle terrorists and other threats as U.S. counter-terrorist federal agent Jack Bauer in several seasons, each taking place within a span of 24 hours, is currently in early development at 20th Century Studios, sources have learned. Bauer was last seen being transported to a Russian prison in the finale of Live Another Day, 24’s twelfth and final season, but it’s unclear whether the new film will expand on his fate, as there’s no word yet on whether Sutherland, who turns 58 this year, will return for the movie.
Imagine Entertainment co-founder Brian Grazer teased last month:
- “Imagine has always played in that zone where there is that high probability chance that it will be successful in movie theaters.”
- “It’s great for us, because we’ve built, over 30 years, over 100 different products and brands, whether it’s Backdraft, which I’m now going to do today with Glen Powell, or whether it’s 24, a movie that we’re going to do in a very interesting way with Disney and Fox.”
- “…formats of the late 90s and the 2000s have become very important, because the streamers…or studios are very, right now, even more of risk averse.”
24’s final scene, which remains controversial among fans:
From a report:
“24,” created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran for Fox, originally ran for nine seasons between 2001 and 2014, and spawned a television film called “Redemption” in 2008. Kiefer Sutherland starred as Jack Bauer, an agent from the U.S. government’s fictitious “Counter Terrorist Unit” (CTU). Each season depicted 24 hours in real time.