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NEWS > ENTERTAINMENT > ‘24’ TO BECOME REALLY LONG MOVIE
‘24’ TO BECOME REALLY LONG MOVIE
February 9 2010
Hollywood, CA – There have been many improbable Hollywood comebacks in recent years. Charlie Sheen, Robert Downey Jr., and Mickey Rourke are just a few of the names from Hollywood’s past that have once again become stars in recent years. 
Another person who has had one of those unlikely returns to stardom is one whose decline was lamented by many as one of the worst collapses in history. Despite some continued ups and downs though, Kiefer Sutherland has well and truly returned to his former glory since the debut of ‘24’ in 2001.
Born of acting royalty, Kiefer Sutherland started out with a bang, landing major roles in major pictures almost from the start. Hits like ‘Stand By Me’, ‘The Lost Boys’, ‘Young Guns’, and ‘A Few Good Men’ showed movie fans across the world that the apple had truly not fallen far from the tree and made the younger Sutherland a respected and bankable movie star. As the 1990’s dragged on though, many of the quality roles started to dry up and Kiefer’s personal troubles started to mount. Alcoholism, failed marriages, and multiple fights threatened to derail the house that legend built, a fate which was eventually turned around by the little show that could, and did, make him into a star once again, a show which is now headed to the big screen.
“Twentieth Century Fox's film and TV studios are conspiring to finally bring hit television series "24" to the bigscreen. The film side has hired scribe Billy Ray ("State of Play," "Flightplan") 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,” wrote a Hollywood trade. “The prospect of shooting a feature while the show was still on the air was a daunting one for the cast and producers. Critics and fans of "24" have always enthused about how the show is produced like a feature -- and the film studio would want to move most of the "24" series crew to work on the feature. That's difficult to do while "24" is in production, as hiatuses aren't nearly long enough to shoot a movie.”
Another issue facing the series in its translation to the big screen is the nature of the show, which has an entire season take place over a 24-hour period, much longer than the average movie.
“For many people who grew up with Sutherland in the 1980’s it’s been great to watch him enjoy such success. He’s still had his personal troubles, but for the most part he is well and truly back where he always should have been,” said Scrape TV Entertainment analyst Tracey Temple. “It’s been great to see him being the Kiefer of old and seeing his contemporaries making similar comebacks. Still, his success has been on TV and not in film which is where the others have thrived and still, fairly or not, is the standard bearer for success in the industry.”
Sutherland has been a handful of films since the premiere of ‘24’ though none have equalled his previous box office success.
“The movie version of ‘24’ will be eagerly anticipated for sure but it’s going to be a hard sell amongst the mainstream. In order for a movie to be a hit you need to appeal to a much wider audience and I doubt that very many people are going to be interested in sitting in a movie theatre for an entire day,” continued Temple. “I’m sure exhibitors are going to a little hesitant to book the show as well. Having to run the theatre for an entire day for a single movie is going to be a huge expense. The tickets are going to have to at least rival 3-D prices to make it all worth it otherwise it’s going to be a hard sell.”
Sutherland will next appear on the big screen in ‘Twelve’ which is expected to clock in at just over 100 minutes.
Samantha Dryden, Entertainment Correspondent
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