24 telemovie starts casting
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- May
- 19
Scotsman Robert Carlyle will co-star with Kiefer Sutherland in the two-hour 24 film set to air in November.
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Carlyle will play Benton, Jack Bauer’s friend and mentor (a better one than Robocop, it would appear) and a former agent who “quit and became a charity worker in Africa,” according to the Sunday Mail.
According to the British paper,
An insider said: “Benton is not expected to appear in the seventh season but nothing is set in stone.”***
A friend of Carlyle said: “Robert has done this kind of role before, so he will be fantastic as Benton. American audiences love Robert’s gritty approach to that sort of character, as do producers.
“It would be great if 24 could find a continuing place for Benton in the seventh series.”
Carlyle and Sutherland became buddies when they filmed To End All Wars, a 2001 cinema release about four POWs. Carlyle’s probably best known to American audiences for his roles as Begbie in Trainspotting, Gaz in The Full Monty and Don in 28 Weeks Later.
Meanwhile, in Digital Spy, Kiefer promises the best season yet of 24.
After so many postponements, I can assure you that none of us at 24 took for granted the significance of this upcoming season. But the time allowed us to do something that has never been done before – create a map of the entire season before we started shooting. So I can tell you without hesitation, I know for a fact, that Season 7 is going to be the best season yet.
That actually soothes my worried mind a bit. While previous seasons may have benefitted from the seat-of-their-pants approach to developing plot on 24, the Season 6 crapapalooza seemed like the junk drawer — stuff tossed in willy-nilly, with no thought as to a theme or continuity.
Things teased early on (who, really, was Josh’s father?) never were resolved. We never found out what did happen in Denver between Milo and the Rickster. The entire season felt as if the writers weren’t sure where to go next and at the last second said, “Hey! Why don’t we bring Audrey back, and she’s brain-damaged?” or “Hey! Why don’t we have that thing blow up in the Rickster’s face so he’s blinded and only Jack and Bill Buchanan can save the day?” or “Hey! Why don’t we have a liquor store open just a few miles from the nuclear blast zone so Morris can try to get drunk, but then spit it and and have conflict with Chloe over it?”
If the people who brought us an excellent show for five years prior to last year (and, let’s face it, last season still had its brilliant moments) have a chance to map the whole thing and and bring us a season with continuity and believable situations (for television, I mean, 24’s never truly believable), I’ll be happy as a clam.
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Yeah…a map. Doesn’t make me feel any better. There’s also a map for peace in Israel.