Omar Hassan

Anil Kapoor, who turned 50 today, is on a roll. His role in the American television series, 24, which premieres in New York on January 14, has been extended from 10 to 16 episodes.

Confirming the boost, Anil says, “Initially, I was under contract for only 10 episodes. Then seeing the way my role developed, they decided to feature me in six more episodes.

Source: Pune Mirror

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Here’s a news report from The Times of India on Anil Kapoor joining the cast of 24 and a brief interview with Kapoor. Cool to see my watermark/twitter URL on the news :)

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Here’s promotional photos from FOX of the 24 Season 8 characters – Jack Bauer, Renee Walker, Chloe O’Brian, President Allison Taylor, Chief of Staff Rob Weiss, President Omar Hassan, and CTU workers Arlo Glass, Dana Walsh, Brian Hastings, and Cole Ortiz.

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TV Guide Magazine has a brief article in which Cherry Jones (Allison Taylor) teases the first two scripts of the eighth season.

“Cherry Jones offered a preview of the first two scripts for next season’s 24 which begins shooting this week. About 18 months have passed since the terrors of Season 7. Jack and Renee still haven’t hooked up, but the world is a better place. Cherry’s character, President Taylor, will be at the United Nations in New York City to sign a peace agreement with a Middle East leader played by Anil Kapoor. “It has more to do with the state of the world, not just the state of us,” Cherry says. Kiefer Sutherland says it’s the first 24 scenario “I actually hope happens.”

Cherry Jones TV Guide Magazine 24 Season 8

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Anil Kapoor 24 Season 8

With more than a month of episodes remaining in its seventh season, FOX’s “24″ has already begun casting for its eighth cycle.

The network announced on Friday (April 3) that Indian actor Anil Kapoor has signed on to be a series regular for “24″ Day Eight.

Kapoor will play a Middle Eastern leader who comes to the United States on a peacemaking mission.

Series star Kiefer Sutherland, whose Jack Bauer is currently fighting off exposure to a deadly biological weapon, has said that production on Season Eight will begin in May. Remarkably, this casting seems to imply that the show’s writers already have at least a vague idea of what Season Eight will entail.

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