3.11
2010
2010
24 Spoilers
Spoilers and news for the hit FOX television show 24
Category: Interview
3.11
2010
2010
Very interesting stuff in this report, including quotes from 24 showrunner Howard Gordon and Gregory Itzin. Howard mentions a pretty specific timetable they’re aiming to finish the feature film by – 12 to 18 months.
The news that Fox’s 24 will most likely conclude at the end of this eighth season comes as no shock to the show’s creative team or star Kiefer Sutherland. Two months ago at Fox’s Television Critics Association presentation, the show’s longtime creator, Howard Gordon, told me, “We always thought this could be the end. In year’s past, barring disaster, we knew there would be future seasons. This is the first time there’s really been no substantive negotiations about a ninth year. Kiefer’s contract is up. Mine is up. Some writers are already leaving to do other shows. So to me, it’s more possible than ever that this is the end.”
One of the series’ most popular alums, actor Gregory Itzin, who reprises his role as disgraced President Charles Logan next month, had heard season eight would likely be the last, which is why producers scrambled to bring him back.
But Fox the network’s loss will likely be Twentieth Century Fox the movie studio’s gain, as Gordon told me he would aim to bring Jack Bauer to the big screen within 18 months of the series’ conclusion. “I think the fans could wait a year or a year and a half for the movie, but not much longer than that,” said the exec, confirming that “Kiefer has had the conversation with (Twentieth Century Fox)” about headlining the film.
One ticket holder in line will be Gregory, who would be honored to play Logan again in the 24 movie. “I think it’s a good thing,” says Gregory, noting however that the show’s 24-hour premise would have to be altered. “No one has talked to me about it, but you can’t shoot a 24-hour movie, can you?” (Though Kevin Costner has tried.)
So how will Jack’s final season conclude? Not with a cliffhanger, assured Gordon. “You can’t do that,” he said, hinting that Jack may even get a peaceful respite with his daughter in Los Angeles before being summoned back to action on the big screen.
“In my mind, I always thought Jack was too scarred and broken and had been through too much to live happily ever after, but last season Jack forgave himself,” reminded Gordon. “That being said, there is a fragility and vulnerability to the character, and this season Jack goes to dark places he’s never gone to. So even if the (series presents) a happily-ever-after, I’m not sure Jack could ever live happily ever after.”
Check out the full writeup at TV Guide Magazine.
3.08
2010
2010
Katee Sackhoff (24’s Dana Walsh) was interviewed on Good Day LA this morning. The interview includes a clip of Dana and Cole Ortiz from tonights episode. Here is the video:
3.08
2010
2010
Al Norton: How much of a 24 fan were you before you got the job?
Katee Sackhoff: I watched the first season, every single episode, and then with the schedule for Battlestar I just got busy. And especially with 24, if you miss an episode you’re really far behind. They do that really good recap from the previous week’s episode. In all honesty, the recaps are so long on 24 that you almost see the whole episode. I loved the show coming in. I loved Kiefer, the whole thing. They figured out how to keep people interested in a show for so many years that isn’t a procedural.
Al Norton: How much did you know about Dana before you started seeing the actual scripts?
Katee Sackhoff: When I went in and auditioned I knew the role was going to go one way or the other, either possibly be a throwaway or become something more. I went in and sat down with the guys and we talked about it and they promised they would give me a gun at some point.
Al Norton: They didn’t tell you who you might shoot, though.
Katee Sackhoff: No, and they didn’t actually say I was going to shoot it, either, just that I would have a gun. I should have gotten that in writing and I should have made them clarify something like, “you are going to pull the trigger.”
Al Norton: Is it hard to prep for a role when you don’t know that much about it?
Katee Sackhoff: It is because I knew somewhat about Dana/Jenny, I knew that’s who she was as far as background, but beyond that I couldn’t prepare for too much. I had to really commit to the moment because you can’t commit to the story.
Al Norton: What’s Kiefer like to work with?
Katee Sackhoff: Lovely. Kiefer gives 110% to everything that he does. He’s fantastic.
Al Norton: Both 24 and Battlestar have very passionate fan bases that use the internet to talk about how they feel about the show. Do you ever succumb to temptation and go searching?
Katee Sackhoff: Yeah, they’re all like, “I hate Dana! (laughing)” I don’t go looking anymore. The moment during the beginning of Battlestar when people began insulting me as an actual person I was like, “and I quit the internet.”
Al Norton: Avoiding talking about any projects in general, how do you deal with being in the middle of pilot season and having your character and possibly your show be so up in the air?
Katee Sackhoff: The good thing about 24 is that I’m friends with Brannon Braga (one of the show’s executive producers) so it makes it easier for me to get some information out of him. I can find out enough so that I don’t worry either way. I haven’t had to gamble too much with what I am going to be doing.
Source: 411Mania
3.04
2010
2010
Here is the audio I recorded from Stephen Root’s interview on this mornings Bob Rivers Show (KZOK 102.5 FM). He talks a bit about his three episode “24″ arc as parole officer Bill Prady and what it’s like to work with Katee Sackhoff (24’s Dana Walsh).
Direct MP3 Link – Stephen Root on Bob Rivers Show interview (5.7MB, 7 minutes 57 seconds)
UPDATE: Here’s another interview from Stephen on this mornings Todd N Taylor Radio Empire:
Direct MP3 Link – Stephen Root on Todd N Tyler interview (6MB, 8 minutes 40 seconds)
3.01
2010
2010
This must be one of the shortest video interviews ever (just 35 seconds long), but here it is:
Interesting moment to smile and wink at the camera (15-16 second mark).
Source: FOX All Access
2.22
2010
2010
iF MAGAZINE: When you were on 24 last season, was there any point where they said, “We’d like you to come back next year?”
ANNIE WERSCHING: I was getting hints of that toward the end of the season, but when the season was over, it wasn’t official yet as far as in writing or anything like that. I was actually up for new shows and then I was offered a couple of shows, so we had to go to them and say, “Hey, we need to sign on the dotted line.” So they did.iF: So your preference was to return to Renee on 24, rather than take a new acting job?
WERSCHING: Yes. It’s such a great show. It’s such a great role.iF: Did you guess from the first few episodes of last season that Renee’s arc was going to wind up adopting some of Jack’s methods, as far as torturing suspects to get information?
WERSCHING: I knew it was going to be her struggle and her battle for the whole season, but even up to the very last episode in her last scene with Jack, she still is saying, “Please, what do I do? Tell me what to do.” And he actually says, “Don’t do it. Don’t do anything you can’t live with, because I know what it’s like,” living with those decisions that he had made. I knew it was going to be her whole struggle and her whole conflict for the whole season, but I wasn’t sure exactly where it was going to go.
Read the entire interview at iFMagazine.com.
2.09
2010
2010
24 star Katee Sackhoff talks about leaving Battlestar Galactica for the world of Jack Bauer. Katee discusses playing against type, her character’s twisted back story and moving on from the Sci-Fi world.
2.08
2010
2010
Here is the audio from Annie Wersching’s interview on this mornings Kevin and Bean Show (KROQ 106.7 FM).
Direct MP3 Link (6.2MB, 7 minutes 19 seconds)
2.04
2010
2010
Katee appeared on G4TV’s Attack of the Show tonight to discuss her role on 24 among other things. They show a brief clip from next weeks episode (of Dana Walsh guiding Kevin Wade over the phone) at around the 4 minute mark.
Gallery: Behind the Scenes Photos of Katee Sackhoff on AOTS
1.16
2010
2010
FOX Source has conducted some red carpet interviews with 24 cast members at the 2010 Television Critics Association press tour.
YouTube Link: Cherry Jones – 24 Day 8 – What’s Happened to her Emmy (HD)
YouTube Link: Katee Sackhoff – 24 Day 8 – Kiefer’s Ringtone on Set (HD)
YouTube Link: 24 Day 8 – Freddie Prinze Jr – Jack Bauer’s Mentee? (HD)
YouTube Link: Chris Diamantopoulus – 24 Day 8 – A Young Chief of Staff (HD)
1.15
2010
2010
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Video Link: From ‘Millionaire’ to ‘24′
Thanks to ekwtsm for the heads up.
1.15
2010
2010
1.14
2010
2010
Includes a hilarious quiz portion where they ask Kiefer a whole bunch of questions about the show, and he gets most of them wrong haha.
1.14
2010
2010
Poor Kiefer lost a bet with his buddy and had to wear a dress on Letterman. Props to Kiefer for keeping his word, but something tells me his friends and colleagues are never gonna let him live this down!