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| Don't get on his bad side! Kiefer Sutherland, now a TV legend as Jack Bauer in 24. Image: FOX. |
In an age where James Bond is back to bigger box office business than ever before, and where Jason Bourne has managed to be a success within a series where, at one point, he wasn't even in one of the movies!, you'd think that 20th Century Fox's handling of their potentially biggest action hero-American patriot and badass Jack Bauer, as played by the dedicated Kiefer Sutherland, and his destiny in the once planned for premiere big-screen 24 movie, would've been handled better. With much time wasted trying to find a scripter and director (which took two years), then Sutherland committed to the now axed after two seasons TOUCH, the on-track production ball has seemingly been well and truly lost forever, and, according to top action director Antoine Fuqua (once attached to the project-one of many, including the likes of the late, great Tony Scott), dead in the water. A great pity-so much potential, time and big-league profit revenue lost.
I think it likely that, if 24 eventually does return, it will be back on the small screen a few years from now, in all probability "re-imagined" with a younger lead actor/character. But regardless, no one will ever forget the incredible contribution to the series made by Sutherland- he'll truly be a hard act to follow...
Despite the loss of the film, we still have eight exciting seasons of Bauer-ness to enjoy, too. And if you've never sampled the series and its always innovative format, created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, check it out from the beginning on NETFLIX: Watch 24 Online | Netflix
Get the complete series here: Amazon.co.uk: 24 box set
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