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04.10 | Forget about killing off Jack Bauer
...unless this news is just a double bluff:
Kiefer Sutherland will star in three more series of hit drama '24', according to Variety and Hollywood Reporter.
The US actor has starred as government agent Jack Bauer for five seasons of the Fox show.
The new deal is worth $40m. Whether that's per season or in total, is only for Kiefer and his bank manager to know.
UPDATE:
While the deal with Sutherland locks him in for three additional years beyond the current fifth season of '24', the 20th TV/Imagine TV-produced show so far has been picked up for one additional season.
Under the pact, Sutherland also will be elevated from a co-executive producer to executive producer on '24' next season alongside Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon and Evan Katz.
The development portion of the deal is said to include overhead and a development fund for Sutherland's company. Sutherland will hire a development executive and will begin to develop and executive produce projects for television as well the Internet and wireless devices.
Looks like I was totally wrong, then.
More more more.... I have to say... Jack has done us proud on this season so far.
Posted by: Steve at April 10, 2006 07:17 PM | #
This is great news! It's easier watching "24" now knowing he'll be around for at least three more years!
Posted by: Angie Bray at April 11, 2006 05:57 AM | #
The only thing that bothers me about this is that it means that Jack probably won't die...knowing that takes away some of the fun b/c you know that he'll get out of every bad situation for the next few seasons. That said, it's nice to know that the show is still going strong
Posted by: SportsLizard at April 12, 2006 01:40 AM | #
Isn't that really one of the great things about "24" in general though? A friend of mine and I do an on the humorous-side show weekly where we talk about the twists and turns of "24" and -- if we wipe away all the glitz, action and technology, isn't that what all of us are really interested in?
I love that I LITERALLY don't know what's going to happen next, and the often-appearing "astounding" nature of the turns in the storyline help to fuel the humor in our show. I wouldn't trade it for the world.
Posted by: Mike Wilkerson at April 13, 2006 04:40 AM | #
However, you never know Jack could die this episode or any of them and they could just simply start the season before he died like years earlier. Which could reintroduce older characters again such as Mason, Palmer, Tony, Nina et. al.
My personal belief is that Bauer does die in this season and season 6 will be years before this year.
Posted by: Erik at May 1, 2006 09:37 PM | #
What if all the hoop-lah over Sutherland's signing for 3 more seasons is all a gigantic ruse? Maybe it was a marketing ploy put out there to make everybody feel safe and sure while watching the show that Jack won't die. Then BAM! they kill him off and it turns out the 3 season deal was just a story to create a false sense of security for Sutherland's character.
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