The seventh Scenemakers of 24 Season 8 with director Brad Turner, actors Katee Sackhoff and Freddie Prinze Jr, and special effects coordinator Stan Blackwell discussing the scene where Cole Ortiz shoots Kevin Wade.
The fifth Scenemakers of 24 Season 8 with director Milan Cheylov talking about the brand-new CTU cast. Katee Sackhoff, John Boyd, Mykelti Williamson, and Freddie Prinze Jr. discuss their characters.
The Copper Spoon blog reports on recent 24 filming along with some pictures:
From Wednesday through Friday, the cast of the hit Fox show 24 took over the lobby, elevators and outdoor area of my office building, One Bunker Hill. Kiefer Sutherland and gang could be seen throughout the day acting in various different scenes, from some sort of bank heist, to action scenes in the elevators and on-foot chases overtaking the sidewalks.
Here’s a list of upcoming 24 cast appearances on talk shows. I’ll be updating this list regularly as more information comes in – if you know of anything that’s not listed here, please let me know. I’ll be trying to record all these, but hopefully you do too just in case something goes wrong.
UPDATE: Katee Sackhoff’s appearance on G4TV’s Attack of the Show was rescheduled to the following week or so. She has posted a YouTube video talking about some of the appearances she’ll be making.
A 24 Premiere party will be held in New York City at 7 PM on January 14th – currently confirmed cast members are Anil Kapoor, Katee Sackhoff, and Annie Wersching.
Sasha in Phoenix, Ariz: I’m so excited to see David Anders on 24! Can you tell us anything about his character?
David Anders’ character on 24 is in league with a bunch of nefarious Russians with access to fissile materials. (They want to make the world go boom.) Anders doesn’t appear live in the Jan. 17-18 eps of 24, but we will see a glimpse of his character in a dossier. Other familiar faces popping up in minor roles in the 24 four-hour premiere include Vampire Diaries’ Paul Wesley as Kim’s baby daddy and The Wire’s Domenick Lombardozzi as a NYC patrolman who doesn’t much like Jack Bauer. Oh, and by the time the first four hours of day eight are done, you’ll find yourself taking Freddie Prinze Jr. seriously. (We were sorta shocked too.)
As part of TV Addict’s 2010 predictions, they claim that Freddie Prinze has the chops to replace Jack Bauer. Personally I think Jack Bauer/Kiefer Sutherland is irreplaceable, but it’s nice to see that critics really seem to like Freddie.
Freddie Prinze Jr is the new Jack Bauer.
Having already seen the first four hours of Jack Bauer’s eighth consecutive really bad day, one thing is abundantly clear. Katee Sackhoff has been saddled with one helluva disappointing character arc. Complete with another round of the three “M’s” (Mistaken identities, obligatory Moles and Middle Eastern Terrorists) Jack Bauer is getting too old for this Sh*t! Which is why, should Kiefer Sutherland decide that he’s tired of saving America’s butt year-in-and-year-out, waiting in the wings is newly introduced brash young CTU agent Cole Ortiz, played to surprising like-ability by Freddie Prinze Jr. No really.
The first four hours of Fox’s “24″ are a welcome return to form. The veteran drama, which shifts to New York City this season, has just enough tweaks on the show’s familiar “conspiracy-complication-minor resolution-deeper conspiracy-bigger complication…” format to feel fresh despite its well-worn mechanics.
I mocked Freddie Prinze Jr. when THR first reported he was cast this season, thinking he might be a distracting drag on the ticket like Janeane Garofalo last year. But the actor is likable here and fits the “24″ universe better than you’d expect. “Battlestar” vet Katee Sackhoff seems frustrated — she’s great when she’s playing moments of total strength or total vulnerability (and best at playing both at the same time). Reacting to computers and phone calls at CTU doesn’t really suit her, she thrives in more active roles. Given that this is “24,” she’ll probably get her turn at bat.
The best addition is Anil Kapoor, best known stateside for his role as the “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” host in “Slumdog Millionaire.” He plays an idealized version a Middle East leader with an Elvis-quality pompadour on the verge of signing a historic peace agreement. It’s a painfully standard “24″ part, yet he owns each scene he’s in. I hope producers pair him with Bauer at some point, the two scenery chewing actors going head to head, Kapoor barking his line from “Slumdog”: “It’s my f–king show.”
