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‘Straight Outta Compton’ Star Corey Hawkins to Topline Fox’s ’24’ Spinoff
Variety ^
| January 25, 2016
| Elizabeth Wagmeister
Posted on 01/25/2016 3:00:48 PM PST by EdnaMode
Corey Hawkins will star in the pilot for â24: Legacyâ â the â24â revival series in the works at Fox â Variety has learned.
The âStraight Outta Comptonâ alum has nabbed the leading role of Eric Carter in the pilot. As previously reported, the new â24â will not bring back Kiefer Sutherlandâs Jack Bauer, so while Hawkinsâ character is not a direct replacement, he will topline the potential series. (Sources tell Variety that while only a pilot has been ordered, â24: Legacyâ is expected to land a 13-episode order.)
Described as strong and smart, Eric came from a very rough background and turned his life around in the Army Rangers. Now back home in Virginia with his wife Nicole (yet to be cast), heâs pulled back into action as his past comes looking for him.
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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 24; corey; coreyhawkins; hawkins; nope; nothanks
Can't believe they're really doing 24 without Jack Bauer.
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posted on
01/25/2016 3:00:48 PM PST
by
EdnaMode
To: EdnaMode
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posted on
01/25/2016 3:03:35 PM PST
by
clamper1797
(Repeat after me ... there is no such thing as a "moderate" muslim)
To: EdnaMode
#Blacklivesmatter
Pray America wakes
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posted on
01/25/2016 3:07:25 PM PST
by
bray
(Trump/Palin 2016)
To: EdnaMode
When are they gonna make a white Shaft?
To: EdnaMode
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posted on
01/25/2016 3:09:21 PM PST
by
Duchess47
("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
To: EdnaMode
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posted on
01/25/2016 3:12:26 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Duchess47
Maybe since only 13 episodes, and no jack bauer, they can just call it “13”.
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posted on
01/25/2016 3:17:25 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: EdnaMode
Kiefer was getting a little old for a believable field agent who can take that much punishment.
That said, I'm skeptical anyone else can make the format work.
To: EdnaMode
He was an Army Ranger? Well at least he has some cred to bring to the role. Still don’t think it’ll be “24” without Jack Bauer but we’ll see if it’s good on its own merit.
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posted on
01/25/2016 3:17:40 PM PST
by
pepsi_junkie
(Politics: from the greek "poly" [many] and the english "ticks" [blood sucking parasites])
To: Secret Agent Man
LOL - that’s probably better.
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posted on
01/25/2016 3:18:14 PM PST
by
Duchess47
("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
To: pepsi_junkie
He was an Army Ranger? Well at least he has some cred to bring to the role. Still donât think itâll be â24â without Jack Bauer but weâll see if itâs good on its own merit. Oops, just realized the character is a former Ranger. Never mind. Still hope it's good.
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posted on
01/25/2016 3:18:57 PM PST
by
pepsi_junkie
(Politics: from the greek "poly" [many] and the english "ticks" [blood sucking parasites])
To: Duchess47
“Yep, no Jack, no 24.”
Ditto. This is all the more irritating because of the way they ended the last “24” season, with Jack’s fate up in the air.
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posted on
01/25/2016 3:20:56 PM PST
by
Pravious
To: Pravious
Forget Bauer. Will it have my sweet little Chloe?
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posted on
01/25/2016 3:26:14 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: pepsi_junkie
FYI, the actor, Corey Hawkins, was
not an Army Ranger.
That's from the bio of Eric Carter, the character he's going to play in 24: Legacy.
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posted on
01/25/2016 3:26:55 PM PST
by
Bratch
To: EdnaMode
Can't believe they're really doing 24 without Jack Bauer. They had no choice.
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posted on
01/25/2016 3:29:28 PM PST
by
Plexi
To: clamper1797
“”I won’t be watching””
DITTO - no interest here. Who on earth thought that would make it better than the original?
Can whites boycott this show because they replaced
Kiefer Sutherland with a black man? Sign me up!
To: EdnaMode
24 was silly. A fantasy designed to make us all swallow that whole “if the people only knew what we really did” BS.
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posted on
01/25/2016 3:40:37 PM PST
by
DesertRhino
("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
To: BenLurkin
Give me pre-goth Chloe instead.
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posted on
01/25/2016 4:00:57 PM PST
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: pepsi_junkie
24 wasn't just Jack Bauer. It was a serial story to hook viewers two essential elements. Outrageous soap opera plots twists for the ladies, and guns and a body count for the guys.
I knew 24 was coming to an end when I started being able to guess how Bauer would kill the next terrorist. He was strapped into a chair, after being handed over as a terrorist demand, and I turned to my wife and told her she might want to leave the room. She asked why, and I said "because Bauer is about to bite that guy's jugular." She scoffed at the idea, and about 10 seconds later I was proven correct.
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posted on
01/25/2016 6:08:51 PM PST
by
USNBandit
(Sarcasm engaged at all times)
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