It's no secret that Kiefer Sutherland wants to see a movie version of 24--in fact, he's had ideas in his head way before the eighth season began shooting. With talk that this season of the hit Fox series is its last, a movie seems more than plausible. Finally, it seems they're taking that step.

Sources told Entertainment Weekly that Fox is in negotiations with screenwriter Billy Ray, who wrote thriller State of Play, to write a script for a possible movie. But that doesn't immediately mean we'll see Jack Bauer on the big screen, though: reports say that network bosses want to see first whether the show's ratings would sustain another season of the show. While ratings have been down compared to last season, 24 is still one of Fox's biggest shows.

That decision could affect both the potential movie's existence, as well as the end of the show's current season. Word is, the show's producers are preparing to write the last two episodes of season 8, and want to know whether they're writing a season finale or a series finale, or perhaps, an ending that would lead to the movie. There are no concrete details on where the film will fall, whether in between seasons (which would complicate shooting for both television and movie versions) or as a conclusion to the small screen version, which premiered in 2001.

Question is, would you watch a big-screen version of 24? Better yet, does the show need a movie adaptation? Comments below these words, please.





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