Deadline is reporting some very unfortunate news.
EXCLUSIVE: A meaty villainous role on Fox‘s event series 24: Live Another Day unexpectedly became vacant after Judy Davis had to pull out. Davis was slated to leave her native Australia for London, where Live Another Day had been filming since January 26, but I’ve learned that personal family matters are preventing her from traveling at this time. As a result, the two-time Emmy winner had to pull out a couple of weeks before the recurring role was scheduled to begin filming.
The producers are expected to find a replacement quickly with no impact on production. The character, Margot, is a British national and the widow of a notorious terrorist.
Davis was one of the very first castings on 24: Live Another Day. We wish Judy and her family the best during this tough time.
21 Comments
Comments ClosedTrevor
February 4, 2014 at 10:26 pmHope everything is okay with her though.
24marathonman
February 4, 2014 at 10:29 pmTrevor
February 4, 2014 at 10:38 pmDerek
February 5, 2014 at 4:19 am24 Spoilers
February 5, 2014 at 1:45 pmWouldntYouLikeToKnow
February 4, 2014 at 11:01 pmFrom what we know so far, I gathered she’d be the big bad for at least part of the season. Having to replace such an important character this late could be problematic. Whoever they pick needs to fit in with the rest of the cast, but they were also promoting the fact they had an oscar-nominee as part of the cast, so I’m guessing they’ll want to at least hire an Emmy winner for the part. Or, well, someone well-known.
Hope the show won’t suffer too much because of this.
Trevor
February 4, 2014 at 11:06 pmStalyn Cachi Ramirez
February 4, 2014 at 11:32 pmStalyn Cachi Ramirez
February 4, 2014 at 11:34 pmXAM
February 5, 2014 at 9:20 amXAM
February 5, 2014 at 9:32 am24bauerfan
February 5, 2014 at 9:34 amThis is bad news for 24. The casting of Judy Davis brought great excitement for me in the series. I hope they find a suitable replacement.
Tiny
February 5, 2014 at 10:18 ammoses
February 5, 2014 at 11:31 am24marathonman
February 5, 2014 at 12:20 pmSeba
February 5, 2014 at 12:46 pmPerhaps it’ll be better to have an old lady besides a young one (like Judy Davis) that will be the head of the terrorist org.
24marathonman
February 5, 2014 at 2:45 pmXAM
February 5, 2014 at 5:20 pmFailing that, Susannah Harker would be an awesome actress to play a powerful, evil, frosty bitch.
24marathonman
February 5, 2014 at 4:38 pmXAM
February 5, 2014 at 5:22 pmJack
February 5, 2014 at 6:53 pm