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Director Antoine Fuqua Says '24' Movie is Not Happening Anymore

by Ethan Anderton
March 12, 2013

If everyone listened to Jack Bauer, the show 24 would only last five minutes and a throat punch. And if everyone listened to Kiefer Sutherland, we'd have a film version of the hit action thriller series heading to the big screen sometime soon. But instead, the project is still dead in the water. Almost exactly a year ago to the day, the gestating 24 movie was delayed again in order to accommodate Sutherland's schedule for his recent Fox series "Touch," and some negotiating had to be done for the actor's salary. At the time, Antoine Fuqua was still attached to direct, but word from the filmmaker himself indicates that's no longer the case.

The Playlist spoke to Fuqua and it seems like he just couldn't wait around for Fox to get their heads on straight. The director says:

"Yeah, that’s not happening. I don’t think it’s gonna happen at all, definitely not with me, I met with Kiefer, Fox wanted to do it, it was a matter of his schedule before he went off to do his new show. I don’t think he was able to get a proper agreement with Fox. The time just passed, and I went off to go to what I was doing."

With three years and counting since the conclusion of the series after eight seasons, Jack Bauer is fading away from people's memories, and it doesn't seem to have the same rabid fanbase as something like "Arrested Development" to keep the iron hot. Perhaps this is for the best since the real appeal of 24 as a TV series was the real-time nature of a season lasting 24 hours in a single day. A film version would have a hard time using the real-time angle, and at that point, it would just be a regular action thriller featuring Jack Bauer. On the other hand, Bauer wouldn't be bad as the new franchise character in the same vein as John McClane in Die Hard. The problem is Sutherland lacks any comic relief with Bauer. Consider the 24 movie dead until more news becomes available. Anyone still waiting for this movie?

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From around the web:

http://www.facebook.com/rmorse Raymond Morse

I am still waiting, and I really do hope this gets done someday before Sutherland gets too old. Yeah 24 had some shitty seasons but all being said I need more Jack in my life.
- Mike P.
  
  We all do, man. We all do.
http://twitter.com/ara_p Ara Pehlivanian

But... wouldn't it be called 2? And wouldn't they need to make 11 sequels to it?
- Dragon Tattoo
  
  Hey, you must be the first person to ever make this joke. Moron.
Ryan Kadlec

Fuqua is right. the long-awaited 24 movie is scrapped for good.
Ron

Great! Jack Bauer is indefinitely stuck doing Bank of America commercials!
Nielsen700

Can't they just make it already???!!
$126191

This movie is never going to happen. Not now, after so many years.
Michael

I am still waiting. I don;t care how long it takes. Bring Back Jack!!!!!
Salvador Martinez

I thought it would be cool if Jack Bauer and John McClane came face to face in a Die Hard movie for a few minutes. Like a crossover... at least give us that, before the 24 movie. The 24 movie is taking too long.
Pepe Cisneros

I Need you Jack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please come home!!!!!!!!!