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fox pulls plug on 24 movie kiefer sutherland furious
OregonHarold.com ^ | 03/14/2012 | Oregonherald

Posted on 03/14/2012 5:02:51 PM PDT by aimhigh

The movie based on the conspiracy-terrorism-action show was in pre-production and set to start shooting next month, but has now ground to a halt because Fox will greenlight a budget no higher than $30 million, while Sutherland and producer Brian Grazer feel the budget needs to be in the low $40s at its tightest.

A Fox spokesman confirmed that the movie was on hold, and said it was related to timing.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 24; movie
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1 posted on 03/14/2012 5:02:54 PM PDT by aimhigh
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That makes two of us.


2 posted on 03/14/2012 5:05:03 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Newt/Sarah 2012)
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To: Gene Eric

idunno the promo poster looked interesting in “bourne” kind of way.


3 posted on 03/14/2012 5:06:19 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (knowledge puffeth; information deludeth.)
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I enjoyed the “24” series tremendously and was sorry to see it end. As far as a movie, I don’t think it could have cramned in the same 24 hour intensity in an hour and a half.........


4 posted on 03/14/2012 5:08:47 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (The only solution to this primary is a shoot out! Last person standing picks the candidate)
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To: aimhigh

Actual title contains capitalization.


5 posted on 03/14/2012 5:09:47 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: aimhigh

You don't want me angry...

6 posted on 03/14/2012 5:09:55 PM PDT by McGruff (Newt Gingrich, the closest thing we've got to Sarah Palin.)
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To: aimhigh

FOX is a bunch of dopes. You are telling me a 24 movie won’t be able to break the $40 Million dollar mark in the first week?


7 posted on 03/14/2012 5:09:57 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Gene Eric

I want 50 million before I leave this room or I go outside and gut all the fish in your koi pond!

8 posted on 03/14/2012 5:11:51 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: aimhigh

Why did Fox do this? The liberals hated it because it showed the terrorist in their true light. It was a big pro-republican show. I was hoping it would be back. It was my favorite show.


9 posted on 03/14/2012 5:12:03 PM PDT by Linda Frances (Only God can change a heart, but we can pray for hearts to be changed.)
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To: aimhigh

Damn... he’ll shoot us all in the leg!


10 posted on 03/14/2012 5:13:07 PM PDT by OwenKellogg
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To: Linda Frances

Don’t you think you just gave yourself the answer?


11 posted on 03/14/2012 5:13:42 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: aimhigh

Fox is only paying keifer a million to do the film....I’d balk too!!!


12 posted on 03/14/2012 5:14:35 PM PDT by Popman (America is squandering its wealth on riotous living, war, and welfare.)
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To: aimhigh

DAMMIT!!


13 posted on 03/14/2012 5:14:50 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (Sharia? No thanks!)
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We need to set up a perimeter.


14 posted on 03/14/2012 5:17:43 PM PDT by Bratch
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To: aimhigh

Crap. I never saw 24 on it’s first run. I started watching it a couple of months ago on Netflix. From the very beginning. Every night I would take my iPhone to bed and watch it under the covers. I am going through withdrawal now and was looking forward to the movie. :(


15 posted on 03/14/2012 5:18:00 PM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: McGruff

"I killed all the koi, and blew up his personal helicopter. Next, Chloe, I need you to hack into his Keurig coffee maker and set it for extra weak brew. That will break him for sure. "

16 posted on 03/14/2012 5:19:59 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights
There is something about the timing of this movie that is not hitting liberals right. I'm sure there was pressure to hold it off until after the election.

This is not a money issue. It is a sure hit.

17 posted on 03/14/2012 5:21:41 PM PDT by AGreatPer (Obama has NEVER given a speech where he did not lie!!!)
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To: USNBandit

LOL! “Emil” looks like my boss.


18 posted on 03/14/2012 5:21:58 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: Lazlo in PA
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Fox is leery about letting too much time lapse between the end of 24 and the release of the film in theaters, based on its experience with The X-Files.

The first X-Files movie debuted in theaters in 1998, while the hit television show was still on the air. X-Files grossed a handy $189.2 million worldwide. The second film, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, was released in 2008, six years after the show's final episode.

I Want to Believe fared poorly, grossing only $63.4 million worldwide, including a paltry $21 million domestically (Fox spent far less to make the second movie).

In addition, while Sutherland is considered an A-list television star, he hasn't starred in a hit film since the 1990s. And 24, while a big hit for Fox, had lost some of its audience by the time the drama finished its eight-season run.


19 posted on 03/14/2012 5:22:16 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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To: Lazlo in PA

Are they a bunch of dopes, or a cadre of cowards, bending over and grabbing the ankles in order to not produce anything that might offend ragheads.....and the immam in chief in the White Hut?


20 posted on 03/14/2012 5:22:25 PM PDT by Tucker39 ( Psa 68:19Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits; even the God of our salvation.KJV)
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