Caffeinated Clint
“24” movie has been delayed
So glad to see that “24” has helped resurrect Kiefer Sutherland’s film career – was so sad to see him starring in such straight to video slop as “After Alice” and “Woman Wanted” before he got wise and decided to do some telly work – and even happier that he’s returning to the world of the supernatural frighfest, a genre that seemingly – as evidence in “The Lost Boys” and “Flatliners” – fits him like a glove.
Alexandre Aje (“The Hills Have Eyes”) will direct Sutherland, who recently appeared in FOX’s “The Sentinel”, in “Mirrors”, which New Regency will bankroll and Fox will distribute.
According to Variety, Sutherland became available to star in the movie when plans to carry his Jack Bauer character into a “24” feature were postponed because the script wasn’t ready. Fox won’t start the clock on that pic until next summer, when Sutherland completes the seventh season of the show.
Sutherland last year pacted to exec produce and star in the series through season eight, in a deal worth north of $40 million.
In “Mirrors,” Sutherland will play an ex-cop who works security at a mall and discovers something awry in the mirrors of a department store. He tries to discover the origin of the evil.
Sutherland starts “Mirrors” on May 1, mostly in Romania. He wraps in mid-July and then goes right back to the series in late July.
