24 Season 8 episode 17 promo pics. Jack and Renee make out and then tragedy strikes. Some moments I would rather not remember in here… RIP, Renee Walker.
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Charles Logan
Excellent interview with Gregory Itzin (Charles Logan) from the 24 UK Podcast – great work guys. I’m so excited for Itzin’s return in episode 17, he’s simply a fantastic actor.
I remember doing a poll last summer after Comic-Con asking what character should return and the overwhelming response was in favor of Charles Logan. I’d like to think that helped somewhat.
YouTube Link: Gregory Itzin (President Charles Logan) Interview Part 1
YouTube Link: Gregory Itzin (President Charles Logan) Interview Part 2
YouTube Link: Gregory Itzin (President Charles Logan) Interview Part 3
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A whopping five clips this week including the long-awaited Jack and Renee kiss (video #3 for those who can’t wait to watch through em all).
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But no one on “24″ can overshadow Charles Logan, the former chief executive who commanded the fifth season as scoundrel, boob and treasonous schemer. Deliciously played by Gregory Itzin, President Logan stayed busy at his waffling, cover-ups, secret deals with terrorists, even an implicit role in Palmer’s assassination — all of it done (as Logan never tired of saying) “in the best interests of the country.”
Ultimately thwarted by Bauer (series star Kiefer Sutherland), Logan resigned and was placed under house arrest.
But in TV drama as in the real world, disgraced politicians don’t necessarily vanish. They hatch a way to rehabilitate themselves (or their image, at least), then re-enter the arena.
So hail to President Logan in the person of Itzin, who returns for Monday’s episode, then continues through the remainder of this season, Day 8, which was recently pronounced the last. Midway through a season beset by series fatigue and ratings erosion, he could be the spark to send off “24″ in a fitting blaze of glory. (“24″ airs at 9 p.m. EDT.)
Logan, no stranger to such plights (especially those of his own making), is brought in to consult with President Allison Taylor.
“I’m a little more of a pragmatist, a realist,” said Itzin, meaning his presidential alter ego. “President Taylor needs somebody to whisper in her ear and take her to the dark side, because she’s such a good person. She’s such a straight arrow!”
So Logan lasts through to the finale. Good news as Itzin is a fantastic actor. Glad the writers will be making good use of him.
Source: Associated Press
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“24″ is resetting its clock again for Gregory Itzin. Having returned once before as seemingly weak-willed but actually scheming — and ultimately born-again — former President Charles Logan on the Fox suspense series, the veteran stage and screen actor rejoins the show Monday, April 12.
“It did rather take me by surprise,” Itzin admits of being invited back. “Howard (Gordon, a ’24′ executive producer) and I are friends and have kept in touch. I had made my case (about returning to the series) numerous times, because wherever I go, I’m ‘that guy.’
“Everybody asks about Logan, ‘He’s not dead, is he?’ And I would write Howard periodically and say, ‘I think we should resurrect this guy,’ but I’d given it up. Then all of a sudden, it came out of the blue.”
Logan is brought back in to assist current President Allison Taylor (Emmy winner Cherry Jones) in trying to resolve the show’s latest terrorism crisis. “He wants to be back in the game,” Itzin explains. “That’s sort of his overarching objective. He’s reinvented himself, but maybe he’s just become more of who he really is.
“He’s always been paranoid, but now he’s very aware of how people look at him and deal with him,” adds Itzin. “This is a chance for him to burnish his image and come back into the public view as a winner.”
To do “24″ again, Itzin has been logging lots of miles cross-country, since he’s also starting Broadway previews of the play “Enron.” Cast as the now-defunct energy firm’s president, Kenneth Lay, he says, “(British playwright) Lucy Prebble, who wrote it, says she’s so excited to have American actors bring this American story to life.”
Source: Zap2It
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Unprecedented emotional move by Jack Bauer? uh oh spaghettios. Please don’t do anything stupid with 24, Howard Gordon!
PRESIDENT TAYLOR MAKES A RELUCTANT CALL AND JACK MAKES AN UNPRECEDENTED EMOTIONAL MOVE ON AN ALL-NEW “24” MONDAY, APRIL 12, ON FOX
Emmy Award Nominee Gregory Itzin Returns
As the country reels from the day’s devastating events, stalwart President Taylor attempts to resuscitate the peace agreement, the cornerstone of her administration. Much to her dismay, she is forced to solicit the services of disgraced former President Logan (guest star Itzin). Meanwhile, Jack Bauer makes an unprecedented emotional move that triggers the unthinkable, and back at CTU, Chloe is charged with new responsibilities in the all-new “Day 8: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM” episode of 24 airing Monday, April 12 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (TWF-817) (TV-14 L, S, V) [click to continue…]
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Gregory Itzin is returning to “24″ again, but he knows it could be his final round as ex-President Charles Logan.
The scheming former chief executive shows more spine as Itzin begins another stint Monday, Apr. 12, on the FOX suspense series — which is awash in speculation about cancelation as its clock keeps ticking toward the end of its eighth season, and possibly its entire run.
“I wasn’t anticipating [being summoned back] in what may be perceived as the middle of its last year,” Itzin tells Zap2it. “There are the rumors floating around, but I don’t think anybody is willing to hammer the final nail into the coffin. If the end is nigh, there have been guys with the show from the beginning, so there’s a lot of strong feeling there. I mean, they vacation together; they’re a family.
“While it is the norm in our business to go through ‘breakups’ on a regular basis, if this comes to pass, I think it’ll be a very special sadness for most of the people,” Itzin adds. “Aside from the fact that it’s nice to be employed, it’s nice to be employed on a show that everybody considers important. Everybody considers the result to be worthy of the work they do. Nobody phones it in on ’24.’”
One of Itzin’s biggest treats in coming back to the series is in pairing one of its past presidents with the current one, since many of his scenes are with Emmy-winner Cherry Jones as President Allison Taylor.
“I’m a very lucky guy,” Itzin beams. “She called me and said, ‘Oh, good. I’m gonna get Loganized!’ That’s a person you throw the ball to and she throws it right back. And with a little spin on it.”
Itzin is glad to put his own spin on Logan this time, since the character has a more noble purpose in assisting President Taylor.
Source: Zap2It
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William Keck from TV Guide Magazine has the scoop on former President Charles Logan’s return to 24 and it sounds like it’ll be great (be warned, the last paragraph has a pretty big spoiler):
Madame President, meet your disgraced White House predecessor. Released from house arrest after being pardoned for his hand in the assassination of President Palmer, President Charles Logan will be summoned to the United Nations in 24’s tense 17th hour on April 12. The ex head of state, played by Emmy nominee Gregory Itzin, will advise President Allison Taylor (Emmy winner Cherry Jones) on her crumbling peace-treaty negotiations.
While no mention is made of his former First Lady, Gregory was assured by producers that nutso Martha Logan (Jean Smart) is still very much alive. “I asked, ‘Martha’s dead, right?,’ and they all said, ‘No, she’s still in rehab.’ I’m going to assume she and I no longer have a relationship.” (Stabbing your hubby in an artery can be a real deal breaker.) So with two swinging single presidents confabbing behind closed doors, might there be the chance of a presidential summit of a more carnal nature? “I would have loved that, but no,” Gregory says. “I have an old relationship with the Russians, so [her chief of staff] Ethan brings me in against her better judgment. She’s not pleased to have to deal with this character.”
Gregory reconnected with star Kiefer Sutherland, only in passing, while out on location “in the boonies” for a late-in-the-season scene that Gregory says will keep him around for “a good long time” interacting with a Russian baddie. (And perhaps with “Reservoir Dogs” vet Michael Madsen, who I’ve learned will be popping up as an ex-military guy from Jack’s past.)
Source: TV Guide Magazine
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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.
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GREGORY ITZIN RETURNS AS FAN-FAVORITE VILLAIN CHARLES LOGAN IN SEASON EIGHT OF “24”
Emmy Award Nominee Joins Season Eight In Multiple-Episode Arc
Series Returns with Two-Night, Four-Hour Premiere Event Beginning Sunday, January 17, on FOX
The anticipation for Season Eight of 24 continues to surge with Gregory Itzin reprising his acclaimed role as CHARLES LOGAN. The Emmy Award-winning drama starring Kiefer Sutherland returns for its next astonishing day with a two-night, four-hour premiere event Sunday, Jan. 17 (9:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) and Monday, Jan. 18 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. [click to continue…]
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David Fury said in an interview at Comic-Con 2009 in July that Logan was among the characters that could return, and Howard Gordon echoed that statement a few days later simply saying “He’s out there somewhere.” Well now we know exactly where Logan is, and he’ll be returning for a multiple-episode arc in season 8!
When last we saw traitorous President Charles Logan in Season 6, he was flatlining en route to a hospital after being stabbed by his wife, Martha, with a kitchen knife. He hasn’t been heard from since.
But it looks like he survived: Fox announced Sunday night that Gregory Itzin will reprise his role as the fallen president in a multiple-episode arc. Season 8 of “24″ will premiere in a two-hour event Jan. 17.
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Meet 24‘s new bad guy. 68-year-old German actor Jürgen Prochnow will terrorize New York City as Jack Bauer’s newest nemesis, Bazhaev. Perhaps best known as the submarine commander of 1981′s Das Boot, Prochnow’s ruthless character will head up an Eastern European organized crime syndicate that becomes part of the action.
“He’s essentially a Godfather,” says executive producer Howard Gordon, who teases that President Charles Logan (Gregory Itzin) could likely make a return in the new season. “He’s out there somewhere.” Sounds like Jack’s going to have his hands full.
Source: TV Guide
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Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly flatly denied a return of the Emmy-nominated Gregory Itzin (Charles Logan) for 24 Season 8.
Question: Is it true that Gregory Itzin will be back on 24 next season? –Arleen
Ausiello: That’s false.
Ausiello said the same thing just before the start of the seventh season which turned out to be correct. Let’s hope he is wrong this time around – the writers have only completed several scripts thus far, so there is still plenty of time to work his character into the storyline. It’s still too early to know for sure.
Source: EW.com
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Here’s a brief behind the scenes video of Gregory Itzin filming a scene as former President Charles Logan on the set of 24 Season 6 courtesy of FOX59.
YouTube Link: 24: Behind the Scenes with GI
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FOX59 interviews Gregory Itzin about playing Charles Logan in the past three seasons of 24 and his return in the sixth season.
YouTube Link: 24: President Logan is back!
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