September 29, 2009
'24' Season 8 News
DWF President Seeks World Peace
By William Keck September 28, 2009 09:07 AM ESTApparently, 24’s First Gentleman couldn’t get past President Allison Taylor’s ratting out their corrupt daughter on last season’s 24 finale. When next we see Emmy winner Cherry Jones as Madam Prez this January, she will be minus both a wedding ring and a husband! “I’m not married anymore,” Cherry tells me of her character’s status. “I am the first woman and divorcée in the White House.” Cherry says there will be only a brief discussion of the divided Taylor family early in the eighth season before Allison refocuses on world peace. “Obviously,” says Cherry, “the marriage was not as strong as we were led to believe.”
Source Link: TVGuideMagazine.com
Source Link: TVGuideMagazine.com
September 24, 2009
True Blood' actor cast in '24'
Former True Blood actor Stephen Root has joined the cast of Fox's 24, says The Hollywood Reporter.The 57-year-old, who played Eddie for four episodes of FX's vampire drama, has reportedly been booked on the Kiefer Sutherland-fronted show for a multi-episode arc.
Root has been cast in the role of Ben Prady, an officer of the Department of Corrections who is looking into a parolee who has gone missing. He joins Rami Malek, Julian Morris and Hrach Titizian, who have all recently landed recurring roles on the show's upcoming eighth season.
Source Link: Digital Spy
September 22, 2009
Additional Emmy 2009 Pictures
Dana Walden (FOX Executive) & Kiefer Sutherland
(left to right): Kiefer Sutherland, Cherry Jones, Howard Gordon & Brad Turner
Kiefer Sutherland, Cherry Jones & Howard Gordon
Kiefer & Cherry
Cherry Jones Post-Emmy Press Conference
Press conference with actress Cherry Jones at the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Ms. Jones won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series for her portrayal of President Allison Taylor on Fox's '24':
Link: YouTube
Link: YouTube
Post-Emmy Interviews With Cherry Jones, Howard Gordon & Jon Cassar
Cherry Jones just got an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Jones and executive producers Howard Gordon and Jon Cassar comment on this great moment:
Link: YouTube
Link: YouTube
September 21, 2009
Another Emmy Picture...
From left to right: Jon Cassar, Kiefer Sutherland, Cherry Jones & Howard GordonCherry Jones Emmy Win & Acceptance For Supporting Actress In A Drama
Thanks 24Spoilers & Benny
Congratulations Cherry!
September 18, 2009
The Art Of The Cliffhanger - 9/18/09
This WSJ article is primarily about the new show, 'FlashForward'. It also discusses '24' in part of the article:
Here are excerpts where '24' is mentioned:
"FlashForward" aims to join a small group of hit serials like ABC's "Lost" about plane-crash survivors stranded on a mysterious island and Fox's "24" about a day in the life of counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland. "24" became one of Fox's biggest hits when it premiered in 2001. ABC hopes "FlashForward" can replace "Lost," which begins its sixth and final season early next year. The eighth season of "24" starts in January."
"Hollywood is full of tales of scripts leaking out. Howard Gordon, an executive producer of "24," says fans rifled through the trash at an old pencil factory in Chatsworth, Calif., where "24" is shot, looking for scripts. They found a handful of pages and posted plot secrets online. Someone stole a "daily," or a version of the script handed out on set on each shoot, out of a "Lost" producer's mailbox. It ended up online, too."
"Almost every cliffhanger fits into one of three basic categories: a character is in jeopardy, a character does something unexpected, or something shocking is revealed. Mr. Gordon, the "24" producer, says he favors cliffhangers that reverse preconceived notions. In the show's first season, for example, Jack's wife, Teri Bauer, believes she is searching for her teenage daughter with another concerned parent. The man turns out to be a kidnapper impersonating a suburban dad. The writers dreamed up the cliffhanger and then wrote the story to lead to its crescendo. "We try to find the last possible thing that can happen, the most surprising thing that can happen and then we retrofit the story around that," Mr. Gordon says."
Full Article Link: Online.WSJ.com
"Hollywood is full of tales of scripts leaking out. Howard Gordon, an executive producer of "24," says fans rifled through the trash at an old pencil factory in Chatsworth, Calif., where "24" is shot, looking for scripts. They found a handful of pages and posted plot secrets online. Someone stole a "daily," or a version of the script handed out on set on each shoot, out of a "Lost" producer's mailbox. It ended up online, too."
"Almost every cliffhanger fits into one of three basic categories: a character is in jeopardy, a character does something unexpected, or something shocking is revealed. Mr. Gordon, the "24" producer, says he favors cliffhangers that reverse preconceived notions. In the show's first season, for example, Jack's wife, Teri Bauer, believes she is searching for her teenage daughter with another concerned parent. The man turns out to be a kidnapper impersonating a suburban dad. The writers dreamed up the cliffhanger and then wrote the story to lead to its crescendo. "We try to find the last possible thing that can happen, the most surprising thing that can happen and then we retrofit the story around that," Mr. Gordon says."
Full Article Link: Online.WSJ.com
September 16, 2009
24's Annie Wershing on Renee's Future
By Scott Huver September 15, 2009 03:26 PM EST
If you think 24’s conflicted FBI agent Renee Walker was put through the wringer in her debut “day” on the job, things get even darker for her in Season 8.
“She comes back pretty damaged from where she ended in Season 7, definitely darker, and she has some stuff going on,” actress Annie Wersching, who plays Walker, teased to TVGuideMagazine.com at Fox’s Fall Eco-Casino party. "There is some really cool stuff happening with her, and it's so cool that I don't want to ruin any of it!”
Wersching will say that Renee returns very early on in the day, which she describes as “grittier and more real. I think it being set in New York helps that a little bit, and the actual crisis this year is the closest thing they've had to something that could actually happen tomorrow. It isn't something that the viewers have to buy into. It's very real."
Leading man Kiefer Sutherland’s contract is up at the end of Season 8, and he’s suggested that the show’s format might be strong enough to carry on without Jack Bauer. What does Wersching think?
“The concept could work,” she said. “It could be one day in the life of a firefighter saving something. [But] honestly, because I was a fan of the show [before joining the cast] it's hard for me to imagine 24 without Jack Bauer. I think the same type of show could work. Maybe a spin-off with a different twist or something. But I don't know if fans would be into it.”
Source Link: TVGuideMagazine.com
“She comes back pretty damaged from where she ended in Season 7, definitely darker, and she has some stuff going on,” actress Annie Wersching, who plays Walker, teased to TVGuideMagazine.com at Fox’s Fall Eco-Casino party. "There is some really cool stuff happening with her, and it's so cool that I don't want to ruin any of it!”
Wersching will say that Renee returns very early on in the day, which she describes as “grittier and more real. I think it being set in New York helps that a little bit, and the actual crisis this year is the closest thing they've had to something that could actually happen tomorrow. It isn't something that the viewers have to buy into. It's very real."
Leading man Kiefer Sutherland’s contract is up at the end of Season 8, and he’s suggested that the show’s format might be strong enough to carry on without Jack Bauer. What does Wersching think?
“The concept could work,” she said. “It could be one day in the life of a firefighter saving something. [But] honestly, because I was a fan of the show [before joining the cast] it's hard for me to imagine 24 without Jack Bauer. I think the same type of show could work. Maybe a spin-off with a different twist or something. But I don't know if fans would be into it.”
Source Link: TVGuideMagazine.com
September 15, 2009
Know Your Emmy Hopefuls: Cherry Jones - 9/15/09
The crowd at the Emmy Awards is filled with many of the same faces every year — the result of popular television series getting renewed over and over. But there are always a few people on the red carpet who make you say… who? Leading up to Sunday’s Emmy telecast, we’ll be talking to first-timers and other nominated actors who might not be as familiar to viewers as the Alec Baldwins, Sally Fields and William Shatners of the world.
Cherry Jones is a familiar face to theatergoers. A multiple Tony winner, she is perhaps best known for originating the role of the imperious Sister Aloysius in John Patrick Shanley’s “Doubt” in 2004.
But since becoming President Allison Taylor on “24” last year, Ms. Jones has been exposed to a vast new audience. In March, for example, a group of college students asked to take a picture with her at the Clinton presidential library in Little Rock, Ark., “I asked where they were from and they said, ‘Rwanda,’” she said, her easy drawl a remnant of her upbringing in Paris, Tenn., where she still spends plenty of time. “Their children’s children will know of Jack Bauer.”
In July, the role netted Ms. Jones her first Emmy nomination. She called recently from Los Angeles where she is shooting the next season of “24,” which begins on Fox in January.
Q.
Congratulations on the nomination.
A.
It was the most unlikely thing in the world. I didn’t know they were coming up, the nominations. I thought when I was getting calls from my hometown that it was people who’d heard that I was coming home for this big fish dinner we were having. [Laughs]
Q.
How was the fish dinner?
It was fantastic!
Q.
So what was your reaction when you discovered they were calling because you’d been nominated for an Emmy?
A.
Well, I really truly just giggled a lot. My world is theater and I’ve been nominated a handful of times for Tonys and that’s always been kind of wonderful and surprising. But it’s sort of what I do for a living. The Emmys to me — even though I’ve been on the show for two seasons, I still feel like a bit of impostor who just snuck into town and is pretending to be a television actor.
Q.
What was the biggest adjustment you’ve had to make to acting on television after years on the stage?
A.
Honestly, the biggest adjustment was just that I could start over. ‘That was a take. Do it again.’ [Laughs] The first few months I would sort of push through something when I would see other people around me stop and begin again. I just could not bring myself to do that, just because I’m like a farm animal, you know? I’ve been trained to keep going.
Q.
You’ve said you never watched “24” before you joined the series. Do you consider yourself a fan of the show now?
A.
Completely I’m such fan! I never, ever thought I would do anything that was violent; I just hated violent things. And when I got the call to come meet [“24” creator] Joel Surnow and the gang out there I thought, ‘Well this just isn’t going to work.’ And then I rented the first season and watched the first couple of episodes and I was riveted. I loved it! And I thought, ‘Well it would be hypocritical of me to turn down something I love.’
Of course, some of the violence I just loathe. They made certain choices, certainly last season, that I wish they hadn’t made in terms of violence that I thought tipped over into really gratuitous, grotesque violence. At least my president was firmly against torture.
Q.
You’ve said that your Allison Taylor character is a combination of Eleanor Roosevelt, Golda Meir and John Wayne—
A.
It’s half a joke but there’s a little bit of truth to it.
Q.
How do those influences figure into your performance?
A.
I throw John Wayne in to add a little testosterone to the mix of Golda and Eleanor, although you could argue that with Golda, you don’t need any testosterone thrown in — she was so tough. The compassion and the brilliance of Eleanor Roosevelt. I’m a huge Eleanor Roosevelt fan so I always have to throw a little Eleanor into anything I do.
Q.
You’re actually playing her in an upcoming film…
A.
I’m playing her for two seconds in the Mira Nair film about Amelia Earhart [“Amelia”]. I have a little Eleanor cameo. In fact, I had a great thrill one day: I worked all day long on a Monday on “24” playing the president. Then I got on a red eye to Toronto and arrived early in the morning and went right to the set and I shot Eleanor Roosevelt all day. So within 24 hours I played both the president and the first lady! [Laughs]
Q.
Who has been your favorite fictional president of the United States?
A.
Well, I mean I did love President Bartlet [from “West Wing”]. I mean c’mon, Martin Sheen? It was like having a Kennedy in the White House again.
In fact, I’ve been staying at [“West Wing” star] Allison Janney’s house in California while she’s been in New York doing “9 to 5.” I joked the other day that I probably got this Emmy nomination because I’m surrounded by so many Emmys here at Allison’s. I mean, they’re growing on the trees here! She’s got them discreetly tucked away but I found them. [Laughs]
Q.
Dennis Haysbert portrayed a popular African-American president in the early seasons of “24” and now, a few years later, we have Barack Obama. Do you ever think that you may be laying a foundation for the nation’s first female president?
A.
You know, I think that’s happened. I think this last election year, but for a man named Barack Obama, I do believe that Hillary Clinton would be our president right now.
Q.
Are you going to the Emmy Awards?
A.
Look, I’m a tourist. I’m a tourist in Hollywood and I want the full ride. So I went down to Neiman Marcus and I got myself a dress and I got myself a pair of shoes. The gals from the show are going to do my makeup. I’m going to go like Cinderella to the ball. Harry Winston is letting me borrow a pair of earrings; I’m just going to go do the whole magilla. I’m 52 years old and I’m probably not going to have many more opportunities like this. Renée Fleming let me borrow one of her tulle stoles to wear around my shoulders. So I really do feel like Cinderella. It’s going to be fun.
Source Link: NYTimes.com
Source Link: NYTimes.com
September 14, 2009
Kiefer Sutherland To Be A Presenter At Sunday's Emmy Awards
NEW YORK – The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences says Tina Fey, Kiefer Sutherland and Simon Baker will be among the presenters at this Sunday's primetime Emmy Awards.
Each is a nominee. Baker's freshman hit "The Mentalist" earned him a nomination for best actor in a drama. Sutherland won that award in 2006, and is nominated this year for his role in a special "24" movie.
Link To Complete Article: Yahoo News
Link To Complete Article: Yahoo News
September 13, 2009
Kiefer Sutherland Receives Honor In Toronto - 9/13/09
Kiefer Sutherland Named as Chair of CFC Actors Conservatory
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Sep 13, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- CFC (Canadian Film Centre) is delighted to name esteemed Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Kiefer Sutherland as Chair of the CFC ACTORS CONSERVATORY.
The CFC ACTORS CONSERVATORY, presented by Canwest and supported by the Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation, is Canada's first professional level, cross collaborative on-screen training program for actors. The inaugural five-month session will launch September 21, 2009. Conservatory participants and accomplished mentors will be announced shortly.
"As Chair of CFC Actors Conservatory, Kiefer's experience will greatly enrich this program," said Slawko Klymkiw, Executive Director, CFC. "His belief in and encouragement of our acting talent is evident through his strong support of his fellow Canadian actors."
"I am honored to contribute to Norman Jewison's legacy by offering the CFC my passion for storytelling, for Canada and its talent," said Kiefer Sutherland. "The Actors Conservatory will have significant influence on the professional and creative lives of the actors attending and on our industry."
Kiefer Sutherland is the son of Canadian acting royalty Shirley Douglas and Donald Sutherland. An actor, producer and director, Kiefer Sutherland's film and television career spans 27 years and 75 films as he enters the eighth season of the hit TV series, 24. His impressive body of work has earned him recognition with the Genie Awards, Golden Globes, Emmys, and SAG Awards.
"Canwest's investment in the CFC Actors Conservatory is part of a long-term strategy to nurture Canadian acting talent and enhance the quality of home-grown programming," said Christine Shipton, Senior Vice President, Drama and Factual Content, Canwest Broadcasting. "With Kiefer Sutherland's commitment, the Conservatory will not only generate renewed enthusiasm for Canadian actors but will help take our Canadian programming efforts to the next level."
"Brian Linehan is smiling today. He loved Kiefer Sutherland who he thought was a great actor, a very generous and intelligent young man," said Michael A. Levine, executor of the estate of Brian Linehan and trustee of the The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation.
The CFC Actors Conservatory will offer gifted actors a unique, transformative professional on-screen experience. Participants will collaborate with industry experts through a series of workshops and master classes with internationally acclaimed actors/directors/writers/producers with a primary focus on the acting process. Designed to build strategic relationships that ensure professional film and television opportunities for CFC actor graduates, a goal of the Conservatory is to systematically build a Canadian star system through a series of star building initiatives.
About CFC
CFC is Canada's largest institution for advanced training in film, television and new media. A charitable not-for-profit organization, CFC is committed to promoting and investing in Canada's diverse talent; providing exhibition, financial, and distribution opportunities for top creative content leaders from coast to coast. CFC makes a significant cultural and economic contribution to Canada by launching the country's most creative ideas and voices in film, television and new media to the world. For more information please visit: cfccreates.com.
Source Link: Marketwatch.com
Comment: A very nice honor for Kiefer. Congratulations to him!
September 11, 2009
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September 8, 2009
Three Join '24' For Season 8
Actors land multi-episode arcs on Fox dramaRami Malek (pictured left), Julian Morris (pictured right) and Hrach Titizian have landed multiepisode arcs on Fox's "24."
On the action drama's upcoming Season 8, Malek ("Night at the Museum") will play Marcos, a would-be suicide bomber who is Arab American with sympathies toward radical Islam.
Morris ("ER") will play a CTU SWAT agent. Titizian will play Nabeel, the second-in-command of security for President Hassan (Anil Kapoor).
Malek, who next appears in HBO's "The Pacific," is repped by Defining Artists and Kyle Fritz Management.
Morris, next appearing in Summit's "Sorority Row," is repped by Gersh and Brillstein Entertainment. Titizian, who also did an arc on "24" in 2007, is repped by Defining Artists and manager Martha Avedikian.
Source Link: TheHollywoodReporter.com
September 3, 2009
Stefan Kapicic: Finished Shooting '24'
Def finished shootin of '24' :) It was such a great pleasure workin' on this amazing show!!!
From Stefan's Official Website: stefankapicic.com
From Stefan's Official Website: stefankapicic.com
September 2, 2009
Hollywood Hits & Misses: The Year So Far...
'24'
In 2007, Jack Bauer suffered through the dregs of Season 6 with the rest of us. But now he's back in top form, tasering telephones, chasing after sweet-talking terrorists from made-up African nations, threatening to stab sources in the eyes with ballpoint pens, bulldozing trailers with his enemies in them, knifing down assassins (and then kick-starting pick-up trucks with the bloodied weapons), getting infected by leaking WMDs.... If you're not watching, he's coming after you next. --HIT
-- Denise Martin, latimes.com
Source Link: BaltimoreSun.com (click on image #25 for '24')
September 1, 2009
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