Kiefer Sutherland talks "24" film

By: Karl Schneider
Date: Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Source: CraveOnline

Kiefer Sutherland talked to Crave Online about the big screen version of 24 that is currently in development.

Below are some selected tid-bits, you can read the full interview which deals more with the show here.

"It’s something that we really, really want to make. The real key difference would be that the 24 hour film would be a 2 hour representation of a 24 hour day. It would be the first thing that we didn’t do in real time. Mainly, you have to understand, we’re making two episodes every three weeks. We would have three months to make a two hour [movie]. Just to have that kind of time to really allow our cinematographer and our director and the writers to focus on such a finite thing. And actually be able to do a film that really has a conclusion, I think would be really exciting not only for us to make but I think for an audience as well. But the thing that I’m most excited about that is that we’re going to make it within the context of still running the show. Everybody compares it to X-Files the movie, except with X-files the movie, the show was done or at least he was done with it at that point. I actually believe that the film and the show can actually coexist and for quite some time. I think once that starts to happen, the dynamic between television and film will really change in a major way."

Sutherland also added that "it will be outside of the TV show" timeframe.


KJ's Take:  I never got into the TV show despite the fact that I like everything I have seen.  It's one of those shows I keep saying I am going to catch up on, but never do.  I don't think I would be interested in a film based on it unless I manage to catch up on the TV show.