Any hopes for Donald Sutherland coming in to play Grandpa Bauer? Anyone? Anyone?

I've always, always got hopes for the Donald (or as I thought to call him, "the Silver Velvet") to be on 24. But not much of a chance - Kiefer and his dad aren't exactly close.

I am pleased with Paul Blackthorne - he's the closest to the Bizarro Jack that I can really imagine, though so far we haven't seen him in action with a hacksaw. But yeah, he's gorgeous, twisted, ruthless, has a daughter the exact same age, and is eeeevil. And it seems that Palmer can't resist giving him everything he wants, either.

I didn't see a "24 Cast in Other Roles" and wasn't sure if this fit with "24 in the Media" but I just thought I would let this little tidbit of news, or if it really is news, i don't know. Anyway, Sometimes I catch the Larry Sanders Show which is on after SNL here in Hawaii and well, Potato Face and Lady MacBeth are both cast members on the show. I was shocked.

Oh and I saw Palmer cast as an evil Secret Service Agent in "Absolute Power" the movie with Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman where Clint Eastwood is framed for a murder at the White House.

There's a thread called "24 Actors -- Who ELSE Are They Working For?" Try there.

Well I think Paul Blackthorne started out as a good foil for Jack, his very vague motivations for the terrorist plot just diminish him as a villain, in my eyes. As does the whole keeping his daughter in California thing. Speaking of which, I've been very impressed with Alexandra Lydon. I know a lot of people don't like her, but I think she brings the perfect mix of pathos and fear to her role. She's had a pretty shitty 4 hours so far and it only looks like it's going to get worse for her.

Also, Zachary Quinto and Mary Lynn Rajskub have grown on me as characters this season. Adam's sister was introduced three hours ago and since then, I think Quinto's handled Adam's character very well. And Rajskub is perfect for Chloe.

ITA about Tom Sizemore. I'd love to see him as a villain for Day 4.

Rajskub was the best casting 24's done since season one. Oh wait, scratch that. Since Reiko.

The ensemble this year is pretty amazing, with the exception of the duds in the Palmer plot (which now includes Haysbert himself). I know it's hard if you're given crappy material, but it's his job to elevate that into something compelling. PJJ can do it, Kiefer has to do it at times (see: end of season 2), and hell, even Reiko is amazing when she spends the entire episode behind a computer screen. Haysbert looks bored right now and for all the pre-season buzz about a "changed, jaded" Palmer, he hasn't even scratched the surface of that. He should do himself a favor and go get another shot at a film career, because he's just stagnating here.

**Bumping** up for HungryHippo2004 re: Arnold Vosloo casting.

I was reading in the New York Times a few Sundays ago that TPTB are scrapping the entire main cast (except Kiefer, of kourse) for Season 4, though a few characters will be making guest apperances. Considering that we're getting ready to start up again in a few weeks I thought this thread would be humming... Guess not.

The article mentioned a few names, among them the excellent Shohreh Aghdashloo - I'm definitely looking forward to that. Anyone else heard anything?

Update: I seem to have missed the Media thread. My bad.

There will be 4 regulars (paid for all 24 episodes) this season:
Kiefer
Kim Raver (Audrey Raines)
Alberta Watson (Erin Driscoll)
William Devane (James Heller)

The following have a "Guest Star" credit with recurring status:

Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe and Geoff Pierson as now President Keeler are the only other cast members from the 3rd season who appear in the first episode. Carlos Bernard and Reiko Aylesworth have both been announced as returning later on.

New recurring cast members include:
Jonathan Ahdout (Behrooz Araz) - He also played Shohreh Aghdashloo's son in House of Sand and Fog
Lukas Haas (Andrew Paige) - the young boy in Witness
Nestor Serrano (Navi Araz)
Roger Cross (Curtis Manning)
Louis Lombardi (Edgar Stiles) - The Sopranos
Sean Doyle (Ronnie Lobell) - villain in Frequency
Faran Tahir (Tomas Sherek) - joins Kevin Chapman and Nina Landey as actors who've appeared on the show playing different characters
Joseph Hodge (Dar)
Lana Parrilla (Sarah)
Alfred Vasloo - villain in The Mummy

I remember hearing a while ago that Chase and Kim would make brief appearances, and maybe Palmer as well. Did the PTB change their minds?

I think TPTB said that Elisha & booted-off co. *may* make returns in the season, but there was no confirmation; it all seemed pretty much in the air. Personally, I'd love to see a glimpse of Kim and Chase having fun in suburbia, but I don't think there's much that they can do with Palmer; they've squeezed him dry of any other possible storylines, IMO.

The information I have states that Lana Parrilla is on main star status along with Kiefer, Kim, William and Alberta. Is this incorrect?

I definately looking forward to seeing Shohreh Aghdashloo on the show this season.

Lana Parilla is just reccuring, not regular. According to someone who has seen the first episode, the credits show Keifer Sutherland, Alberta Watson, William Devane and Kim Raver as the only main stars, while everyone else is recurring.

In a Fox press release it says she is a regular:

The 24-minute preview's credits does not list Lana Parilla as a regular.

He's Back.

I'm thinking that over a year won't count as double posting:

There's an article in USA Today that gives a compilation of mostly previously announced casting for characters that we haven't seen yet this season.

The exception is that it's the first place that states that William Devane will be returning as Heller at some point in time.

Okay, so where the hell is James Badge Dale?

His agent was quoted back in August as saying he did not see him returning to play Chase.

Bumping this back up to the top because casting announcements could be here and it could have the extra advantage of being a middle ground for people who would like to know about cast additions and/or substractions and their implications without wading through other spoiler info.

Confirmed Additions for S6:
Peter Macnicol - high level government official
Regina King - Angela Palmer

Confirmed Returns:
Kiefer
Mary Lynn
James Morrison
Carlo Rota
D.B. Woodside - as the "newly elected President" - which spawns the speculation, has he actually taken office yet?

Does this mean that Wayne takes down Hal in an election? They must have done a heck of a job covering up Season 3's events.

Ausiello from TVGuide reported the following from yesterday's ABC press conference for The Nine (new series with Tim Daly, Chi McBride and Kim Raver):


Also, at The Heritage Foundation fundraiser panel a few weeks ago, TPTB confirmed that Glenn Morshower would be returning as Aaron.

Past articles have indicated that Wayne is the "newly elected President".
This article uses a bit different language ("assuming", rather than "elected") and that may put a different slant on the info....though I don't understand why Hal wouldn't "assume" the presidency if Logan steps down...

"Woodside's character, Wayne Palmer, will follow in his late brother's footstep by assuming the presidency, taking over from the twitchy and traitorous Charles Logan (Gregory Itzin). King's character, Angela, is a "powerful advocacy lawyer," according to Fox."

In this case, I think we should go with the language from the actual Fox Press Release which is also used by the primary trade papers, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. I don't usually look for accuracy from secondary web sources like zap2it which is the source used by the Montgomery paper.

You're correct of course...
But then I wish the media would stop using such phrases as "according to Fox"!

I was sooooo hoping that the Palmer family storyline was done. Now there is a new Palmer sibling and the numbnut who helped to bring downhis brothers Presidency is the President. (groans) I sense fast forwarding in Season 6.

Oh shit, that's from Fox? I was still hoping it was some crazy rumour about to be debunked.

Do you think this will force the writers to explain Wayne's disappearance at the end of last season? Or will they just forget about it and hope we do as well?

I don't know that there is that much to explain. Jack handed Wayne off to Bill and asked Bill to bring Wayne to a safe plce. I doubt that was Bill's home, since it would have been searched by CTU when they arrested Bill. Wayne was not going to re-emerge until he was no longer a target, meaning until the evidence against Logan was in the right hands. That happened in the last 10 minutes of the show. More likely then not, Bill tucked Wayne away at a friends house and told him not to make any phone calls unless it was to Bill because he was in danger. So the above is speculation but I don't think it is a massive jump to make.

Well...maybe Wayne have an affair with someone whose husband is not in a wheel chair...and who blows him away in a jealous rage...! <grin>
But I'm with you on this one. I would have MUCH preferred Heller, even though that would have meant more Audrey :(

I am praying for an interesting death for Wayne. I know that is bad and will add to the list of things that might send me to hell but I really want Wayne dead by the end of Season 6. On principle alone. Although wanting a fictional character to die probably isn't the same as wanting a real person to die so I won't feel all that bad about it.

I am trying to figure out why I hate this decision so much and can only fall back on the explination that once again the writers have managed to develop another political scenario that would not happen. I will be slightly less pissed if Season 6 takes place 5 1/2 years after Season 5 so at least Wayne can be modelled on RFK (time to run for and win another office and then launch a Presidential campaign) but I doubt that would happen as it would make Jack pretty close to 50 at the stasrt of the season.

Kiefer did a radio interview Wednesday for a Baltimore rock station in advance of a couple of appearances by Rocco at clubs there Wednesday night.

In the course of the interview:

ProfCrash:
Regina King is awesome though. I really trust the fact that she'll be bringing it hardcore.

BenjyDiMera



Couldn't they have written her a role that did not end with Palmer? I am sorry but I am done with the Palmers.

marbethofpob: thanks for posting that radio clip.

In that clip, when the discussion turned to the 24 movie, KS mentioned it would be filmed after Season 6. At that point one of the interviewers says:
Interviewer: "This will be after you're being chased by the Chinese...right?
Kiefer: "Yes...We'll have to work that out first...

Not much to hang a hat on, but I'll take that as encouragement that the Chinese aren't just going to be dropped into a plot hole (like Palmer's handshake of death) or swept away with a few sentences...

"Hope springs eternal..." :)

Kim Raver Casting news

Nothing too surprising. She will be shooting some episodes in Season 6. It sounds like they are not sure how much the Nine is going to affect shooting 24.

Exactly my sentiments. Keep it real 24.

This was in Ausiello's blog from the TCA Fox party last night:


I'm assuming that ABC wanted her for The Nine enough to give her the flexibiity of doing both. The alternative might have been to risk 24 exercising her contract option and their having to recast her role in The Nine. (And ABC would be familiar with that strategy having done it themselves last year with John Stamos for Jake in Progress which kept him from becoming a regular on ER.) Of course, her role in 24 may not be very extensive. However, the ensemble nature of The Nine where many stories are going to unfold which will mean Kim won't have to be available every day combined with the nature of 24's shooting schedule (I heard Richard Burgi talk about it being the best schedule he'd ever had because he could do all of his scenes for two episodes as FauxYork in about 3 days and then have a couple of weeks off) probably make it easier to do both than in other situations.

I think this news is weird...someone other than Donald Sutherland was cast as Kiefer Sutherland's dad on the show...Donald is awesome, why not hire him?
source

There are all kinds of possible reasons why Donald might not play Jack's father: money, scheduling, etc.

Does this mean that we won't be seeing much of Kim in S6?

Thought it might be a good time for a summary of new and returning cast members for S6.

Returning:
Kiefer
Mary Lynn - Chloe
James Morrison - Bill Buchanan
Jayne Atkinson - Karen Hayes
D.B. Woodside - Wayne Palmer
Kim Raver - Audrey Raines
Roger Cross - Curtis Manning
Mo Roca - Morris O'Brian
Eric Balfour - Milo Pressman
Greg Itzin - Charles Logan
Jean Smart - Martha Logan
Paul McCrane - Graham
Carlo Rota - Morris O'Brian
Glenn Morshower - Aaron Pierce (Gordon and Surnow said he was returning at the Heritage Foundation event but Morshower said in a Houston newspaper interview in August that he was negotiations but hasn't signed.)
Jean Smart - Kiefer komments in a couple of radio interviews but nothing specific.

New Cast members:
Peter MacNicol - Tommis Lennox, Presidential Special Advisor
Marisol Nichols - Chloe's boss and Buchanan's assistant
Regina King - Sandra Palmer; Wayne's and David's sister and an advocacy lawyer
Harry Lennix (formerly on Commander in Chief) - possibly Waleed
James Cromwell - Phillip Bauer
Alexander Siddig - possibly Fayed or Assad
David Hunt - Darren McCarthy
Michael Angarano (Will's son from Will & Grace) - Scott
Kal Penn - He will play a guy who is somehow involved with the Islamic guru running the neighborhood mosque and might be the key to a terrorist plot. possible name is Ahmet
Adoni Maropis - probably terrorist
Steven Schub - probably terrorist
Rena Sofer - Marilyn, Graham's wife
Powers Boothe - Vice-President

New Characters that haven't been specifcally linked to an actor:
Samuels - New Head of Field Ops
Josh - son of Graham (Bluetooth from S5)
Reed - Assistant to MacNicol's character
Yusuf - Father of Ahmet (possibly Kal Penn's character)
Rita - 2 episode role
Fayed & - Which one is
Assad - the terrorist? One is probably played by Siddig.

ETA: Added Rena Sofer as Graham's wife, replace Hunt for Izzard and add Powers Boothe.

Wasn't Jean Smart quoted at the Emmys as saying she had already filmed her role? I can't find the source so somebody else may need to confirm.

No news on Elisha Cuthbert still. IIRC, her return was already strongly rumoured at this point last year. Another Kim-less year perhaps?

No. Almost completely positive that's not the case.
As for Elisha, her return was announced at the Winter TCA in January just as the season was starting to air.

There was an interview with her that included an extra link to an audio and slide show under her picture. The following quote comes from the audio interview:

The entire article is very funny and Elisha comes across very well. Excerpts:

Unless they do something better with Kim, there is no point bringing her back.
Last year's showing was a complete waste of time. She was there for 2 eps, and then disappeared again- why?

GREAT news about Eddie Izzard. I thought it was a joke! Any idea what his character will be like?

The Fox press release says "Izzard will portray a villainous accomplice".

In my opinion, that was the best possible use of Kim's character. I think she would have been a lot more effective if she had been used in that was in other post-S1 seasons (S2 in particular); as an emotional foil to Jack, even if it's in a negative way.

Tallulah2 posted the Jean Smart quote on the spoiler thread. However, there's no link and it is from E!'s Kristen who is decidely hit and miss with her information as I understand it. Here's the quote as it was posted there;

I'm not too familiar with the E! website myself, so somebody else may have more luck finding that link if it's genuine. Make of it what you will. It's a little different to what I originally said; I remembered it as her saying she'd already filmed her role.

oli, Kristin has been better............. but then how could she have gotten worse in the last year or so. I think she's gotten better since she started appearing regularly on E! Maybe there's slightly more vetting required. But I still tend to think that most of her accurate info about 24 (except when she names a PTB or cast member) is purloined from elsewhere. What tallulah found would dovetail with Itzin's comments from the Red Carpet to Ausiello:

I'll add Jean Smart to the list above.

Eddie Izzard as a baddie!
I can't wait...

Added Rena Sofer as Graham's wife, Marilyn to the 6th season cast/character list upthread.