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27 August 2008 9:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Filmmaker Mathieu Kassovitz has blamed Twentieth Century Fox bosses for savagely editing his forthcoming film Babylon A.D., comparing the final cut to "a bad episode of 24".

The French director insists studio executives battled against him throughout the sci-fi movie's production, first slashing his budget and later cutting out 15 minutes of the film he believed to be crucial to the plot.

He says, "I'm very unhappy with the film. I never had a chance to do one scene the way it was written or the way I wanted it to be. The script wasn't respected. Bad producers, bad partners - it was a terrible experience.

"It's pure violence and stupidity... All the action scenes had a goal: They were supposed to be driven by either a metaphysical point of view or experience for the characters.

"Instead parts of the movie are like a bad episode of 24."

Now Kassovitz admits he regrets striking a deal with the corporation in the first place.

He adds: "I should have chosen a studio that has guts. Fox was just trying to get a PG-13 (rated) movie. I'm ready to go to war against them, but I can't because they don't give a s**t."

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26 August 2008 9:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland has confessed he doesn't deserve the millions he earns for his profession.

The 24 star believes actors are paid too much for their job and admits those working in the emergency services are more deserving of the money.

He says, "The kind of money generated around the industry is way out of proportion. The admiration bestowed on actors is also out of perspective.

"Doctors are the stars of our society - people like my grandfather who was responsible for the health care in Canada - as well as teachers, firefighters and police officers."

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19 August 2008 10:38 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The horror film Mirrors, starring Kiefer Sutherland of 24 fame, which opened without being screened for critics, was reviewed by them over the weekend. It received the expected pans. Mark Olsen in the Los Angeles Times called it "ridiculous" and added, "Mirrors reflects back nothing." Jeanette Catsoulis in the New York Times commented that Sutherland "is believably beleaguered, though not even as Jack Bauer did he ever pull a gun on a nun. It's good to see him stretch." But, addressing Sutherland, Roger Moore wrote in the Orlando Sentinel, "There's got to be more of an excuse for this than 'this is all I could line up for my hiatus from 24.'" And Bruce DeMara in the Toronto Star concluded "In a film that features scads of broken mirrors, the recipients of the proverbial bad luck seem to be those who unwisely bought a ticket."

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18 August 2008 9:10 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Relax, Jack Bauer – no terrorist plots here. 24's Marisol Nichols brought together 60 friends – including costar Mary Lynn Rajskub, who recently welcomed a baby of her own – for a pink-themed baby shower at her new L.A. home. The 36-year-old actress – who is expecting a girl this fall with husband Taron Lexton – and friends like actress Erika Christensen chowed on BBQ catered by Hamburger Patty's while playing traditional shower games. On the agenda: Guessing the number of jelly beans in a large baby bottle and estimating the size of Nichols's baby bump.Afterward, the crowd gathered around a cake that spelled

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17 August 2008 7:10 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The South African extras on the set of 24 - when the TV drama relocated to Cape Town - were so convincing in violent scenes, filming had to be halted to check they were okay.

24 star Kiefer Sutherland admits intense shooting scenes in South Africa were given an extra edge from locals who had experienced real violence at first hand.

The actor explains, "The people were great. To have the tone and the voice and their perspective - we just had everything from the extras to all the African talent. They were amazing.

"We had extras on a street shoot-out scene and they literally hit the pavement during the shoot-out. We had to stop because we thought people got hurt.

"These people were willing to do this eight hours a day, and they were glad to do it. Extras were coming up with ideas. Finally we just said, 'All of you, just do what you want.'"

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13 August 2008 6:57 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Kiefer Sutherland is desperate to debut his hit show 24 on the big screen - but only after the TV series is cancelled.

The Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning show has enjoyed mega success with American audiences since its debut in 2001, and though Sutherland is convinced his character is destined for a movie debut, he admits he's worried the project would upset the over-worked series' writers.

He says, "We're going to eventually (make a 24 movie) one day - if (fans) are still interested by then.

"It's so hard for the writers to just even get through the season. They're very good, but it's just the equivalent of making 12 films a year and then they have to come up with a whole new idea in the break for the next year.

"So we all agreed to preserve the series, just to focus on that - and then, when the series is done, we would embark on the film."

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9 August 2008 7:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Kiefer Sutherland went without soap during his jail stint last Christmas - after dropping the bar in the communal showers.

The 24 star was sentenced to 48 days in jail after he was caught driving under the influence in Los Angeles last September.

He subsequently spent his 41st birthday, Christmas and New Year's Eve behind bars.

Sutherland has now broken his silence about his time behind bars, joking, "I dropped the soap!"

He continues: "I actually dropped the soap. I remember looking down at it and then I looked around and thought: 'Soap is over-rated... I'm done with this shower!'"

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28 July 2008 6:26 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Comedienne and 24 star Mary Lynn Rajskub has given birth to a baby boy, two weeks late.

The 37-year-old actress delivered Valentine Anthony - her first child with boyfriend Matthew Rolph, 27 - on Thursday.

The tot weighed in at 4.2 kilograms (nine pounds and five ounces).

Rajskub jokes about the delay in giving birth, stating, "It was like an episode of 24 with the clock ticking."

Speaking last month, the actress told People.com pregnancy had been "scary and exciting," but she regretted asking friends and family for advice.

She said, "The closer I get to having this child, the more I'm letting advice go in one ear and out the other. Everyone has their own thing."

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28 July 2008 12:45 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

24 star Mary Lynn Rajskub gave birth to a baby boy, Valentine Anthony, Thursday – almost two weeks after her due date, her rep Courtney Knittel confirms exclusively to People. "It was like an episode of 24 with the clock ticking," jokes Rajskub. Valentine, who weighed in at 9lbs., 5oz., is the first child for Rajskub, 37, and her boyfriend Matthew Rolph, 28, a physical trainer. The couple, who met while Rajskub was performing a stand-up comedy gig, disagreed over whether or not to find out the baby's gender. Rajskub won. "I wanted it to be a surprise," she says, "and Matthew wanted to find out.

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15 July 2008 11:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

TV bosses are ditching drama show 24's real time format for a two-hour movie that will kick off the seventh series.

Producers of the show, including star Kiefer Sutherland, opted for the special episode, so they could experiment with main character Jack Bauer, and without abandoning the concept in the regular season.

Sutherland explains, "We had originally started out in Africa at the beginning of season seven. We would literally, after four episodes, have to say, '16 hours later.' And no one felt good about that.

"So we ended up having to scrap that storyline. This was a fantastic opportunity to do that storyline and set everything else up with that and allow us to go to Africa."

Shooting on season seven is currently underway.

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15 July 2008 11:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

24 star Kiefer Sutherland is thankful he kept his job after spending Christmas in jail for drink driving.

The actor was sentenced to 48 days in jail after he was caught driving under the influence in Los Angeles last September.

He subsequently spent his 41st birthday, Christmas and New Year's Eve behind bars.

Now free and back on the set of hit show 24, Sutherland is counting his blessings - because his stupidity could have cost him his job.

He says, "I made a really dumb mistake, and to be able to get back to work, which is something I feel comfortable doing and is a safe place for me, I was grateful to have that opportunity.

"I have friends who have made similar mistakes who have not been that lucky."

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14 July 2008 10:37 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Ken Robinson, a former Army Special Forces intelligence officer, who created the shortlived series E-Ring in 2005 for Jerry Bruckheimer Productions and NBC, has been using his experience to try to convince network television executives and program producers that the usual portrayal of torture as an effective method to obtain information from prisoners is ineffective and often counter-productive, the Chicago Tribune reported today (Monday). In one episode, a U.S. soldier being tortured by his captors offers bad misinformation to stop the torture. (The series was canceled in the U.S. before the episode aired, the newspaper observed.) Robinson and other former intelligence officers are now being featured in a DVD, Primetime Torture, being distributed to 1,200 educators and military trainers, in which they argue the case against torture and say that Hollywood's favorable depiction of torture in shows like 24 sends the wrong message to military members who view them.

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2 July 2008 10:12 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Val Kilmer has signed on to star in James Ordonez’s upcoming thriller “Silver Cord,” according to Variety. Arielle Kebbel, Shane West and Eric Balfour also jumped on board.

The film follows a man who loses the love of his life and launches into an out-of-body experience to find her. But the man’s silver cord that connects his soul to his body breaks, and he’s declared dead. Now it’s up to his friends to save his soul before his body is cremated.

James Ordonez is directing a script he co-wrote with Ken Gord. Production is expected to kick off this September.

Val Kilmer was last seen on the big screen in Tony Scott’s “Déjà Vu.” Shane West starred alongside Mandy Moore in 2002’s “A Walk to Remember” and is also known for his role as Dr. Ray Barnett on TV’s “ER.”

As for Eric Balfour,

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2 July 2008 3:32 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Dennis Haysbert has claimed that his role as a black Us president in 24 may have benefited Barack Obama. He said: "If anything, my portrayal of David Palmer, I think, may have helped open the eyes of the American people. "And I mean the American people from across the board - from the poorest to the richest, every color and creed, every religious base - to prove the possibility there could be an African-American president, a female president, any type of president that puts the people first." Speaking at the Associated (more)

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23 June 2008 1:25 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

The next season of 24 will take place four years after the events of the previous season. The New York Post reports that series regular Chloe O'Brien will now have a four-year-old son at the beginning of Day Seven of 24, to be screened in January 2009. The character was only in the early stages of pregnancy during Day Six. A spokesman from producer Fox said: "We've always built in significant (more)

By Ben Rawson-Jones

19 June 2008 12:14 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Justin Timberlake's best friend and business partner Trace Ayala is set to wed actress Joann Garcia.

Ayala, 27, who grew up with Timberlake in Memphis, Tennessee, is the SexyBack singer's partner in their William Rast fashion range and New York City's Southern Hospitality restaurant.

Garcia, 28, played country singer-turned-actress Reba McEntire's daughter on sitcom Reba and will appear in the new U.S. TV series Privileged.

The couple has been dating for two years, reports People.com.

Ayala was previously engaged to 24 star Elisha Cuthbert.

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17 June 2008 12:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Jon Voight is ecstatic after being asked to join the cast of his favourite TV show 24 - to play a villain.

The 69-year-old Oscar winner will make his first appearance during a two-hour prequel episode that will air in November ahead of the series' seventh season premiere.

The Midnight Cowboy star will then re-appear in the latter half of the season, reports Fox News.

In a statement, Voight says, "I am thrilled and excited about being invited to be part of my favourite show 24. I'm hoping to bring my very best to it."

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12 June 2008 7:25 PM, PDT | From buddytv.com | See recent BuddyTV news

Which 24 Character Are You? 24 might not be back until the fall, but that doesn't mean that we should forget all about Jack Bauer's ethically ambiguous propensity to torture his victims at the drop of a hat.

With Ctu out of commission until the resolution of the WGA strike, one of us must step up to become our nation's hero. Millions of lives are at stake. Will you stay on the (mostly) good side and become the next Jack Bauer? Will you be evil like Nina Meyers or Sherry Palmer? Or will you be mostly useless like Kim Bauer? To find out who you are, BuddyTV has developed the personality quiz: 24">Which 24 Character Are You? Take the quiz today for the sake of America

Simply answer a series of 15 carefully constructed questions and we will determine which 24 character you are most like.

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29 January 2008 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Stunt performers from The Bourne Ultimatum and 24 also won big at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night. The tough men and women that added the action to the film and TV drama picked up SAG awards for Outstanding Performance by a Film and Television Stunt Ensemble. The announcement was made on the red carpet at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards by 3:10 To Yuma star Ben Foster and SAG President Alan Rosenberg.

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22 January 2008 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Kiefer Sutherland has been released from jail. The 24 star - who served a 48-day sentence for drink-driving at the private Glendale City Jail - left the facility at 12:05am on Monday morning. Sutherland left the prison in the shirt and jeans he arrived in when he began the sentence on December 5, and carrying the personal belongings he brought with him. John Balian, the jail spokesperson, says, "(Kiefer) looked like he was glad to be out." The actor was visited only by his attorney while in jail, and is reported to have had little contact with the other inmates. In addition to the jail term, Sutherland was sentenced to five years probation and was ordered by a judge to complete an 18-month alcohol education program and six months of therapy.

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