Well, at least we know Jack won't die this season...

[adrienne]

My mom just called, apparantly Kiefer Sutherland was signed to a $40 mil contract for three more seasons.


:elephant :elephant :elephant

[Vashner]

Gah $40 million.. yea life is good. I always liked him since that 80's movie with the vampires. What was the name of that??

[adrienne]

She saw it on the news, and I tend to believe her....my mother doesn't lie.

[Trainwreck2100]

He could still die, and come back as a ghost.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Vashner, the movie you're thinking of was the Corey and Corey mega vehicle entitled "The Lost Boys."

I love the show but I really wonder how they are going to get three more seasons out of this thing. Of course, if you were going to give me 40 mil I wouldn't give a shit what the plots were. (Season 6: Jack has only one day to plan a retirement party for the Secretary of Defense, but he's on a diet. Can Jack develop a fun, yet heart healthy menu before time runs out?)

That's probably why they've killed off everyone from the previous seasons. They're clearing out cap room so they give Sutherland the big bucks and fill in the rest of the cast with cheaper actors. That's why I wasn't surprised when McGill bought it. You think it's cheap to have Sean Astin around for a whole season?

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He could still die, and come back as a ghost.

That'd be a good way for them to intregate Jennifer Love Hewitt into the show as the Ghost Whisperer

[Pistons < Spurs]

LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- "24" star Kiefer Sutherland has inked a multifaceted deal with 20th Century Fox Television.

The rich pact, which is set to begin in June, calls for the actor to continue on the hit Fox drama for three more years and includes a two-year development deal for Sutherland's soon-to-be-launched production banner.

Details on the deal were sketchy, but sources pegged the acting portion alone at more than $40 million for the three seasons, which could make Sutherland the highest-paid actor in drama series.

While the deal with Sutherland locks him in for three additional years beyond the current fifth season of "24," the 20th TV/Imagine TV-produced show so far has been picked up for one additional season.

Under the pact, Sutherland also will be elevated from a co-executive producer to executive producer on "24" next season alongside Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon and Evan Katz.

The development portion of the deal is said to include overhead and a development fund for Sutherland's company. Sutherland will hire a development executive and will begin to develop and executive produce projects for television as well the Internet and wireless devices.

Sutherland called his past five years on the show "one of the most creative and rewarding experiences in my career."

In its fifth season, "24" is enjoying some of its best ratings and critical notices. The show, which introduced the now-hot serialized thriller genre, also has become a DVD best-seller and has spawned a mobile phone series.

Sutherland's performance on "24" has earned him a Golden Globe award and four Emmy nominations.

On the big screen, he next will be seen opposite Michael Douglas and Kim Basinger in "The Sentinel" and will provide the voice of the lion in Disney's "The Wild."


http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/10/television.sutherland.reut/index.html

[ZStomp]

Gah $40 million.. yea life is good. I always liked him since that 80's movie with the vampires. What was the name of that??


Lost Boys

[scott]

Let It End Please!!

[Spurminator]

I can only imagine what Jack will find time to do in Season 8... Good thing CTU is conveniently located five minutes from everything in California.

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I can only imagine what Jack will find time to do in Season 8... Good thing CTU is conveniently located five minutes from everything in California.


haha true, but a 24 hour show where the main characters are stuck in traffic for 18 hours didn't go over well with the viewers.

[Darrin]

$39:999:997...