24 coming back and Dr. Dre as the lead character
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http://deadline.com/2016/01/24-legacy-corey-hawkins-cast-male-lead-jack-bauer-straight-outta-compton-1201690060/
Straight outta Compton to CTU. After lengthy on-and-off negotiations, Corey Hawkins has signed on as the male lead in 24: Legacy, Fox’s pilot that reboots the 24 franchise with brand new characters, led by Eric Carter (Hawkins). The character, who succeeds Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer as the hero on the show, was conceived as written as African American. Sutherland is not reprising his role and is not creatively involved in the project at this time.
24: Legacy, written by 24 veterans Manny Coto and Evan Katz and directed by Stephen Hopkins (who helmed the original 24 pilot), centers on miliFox logo horizontaltary hero Eric Carter (Hawkins) and chronicles his return to the U.S. and the trouble that follows him back – compelling him to ask CTU for help in saving his life, and stopping what potentially could be one of the largest-scale terror attacks on American soil. Coming from a very rough background, Carter turned his life around in the Army Rangers but now, back home in Virginia with his wife Nicole, he’s pulled back into action as his past comes looking for him.
24Unlike the original 24, which was centered squarely on Jack Bauer, 24: Legacy will have a strong female lead, a woman with a long history at the agency and former head of CTU. There will likely be mentions of former CTU members from the original 24 series on 24: Legacy, and some of them will be featured in photos, but there are no plans for any of the 24 cast members to have an ongoing presence on the new series.
24: Legacy is executive produced by Howard Gordon, Coto, Katz and Brian Grazer through 20th Century Fox TV, Imagine TV and Gordon’s Teakwood Lane Productions.
Hawkins is coming off his breakout role as Dr. Dre in the feature hit Straight Outta Compton. He also recently did an arc on the hugely popular AMC series The Walking Dead and will next be seen in Legendary’s Kong: Skull Island. A graduate of Juilliard, Hawkins previously starred on Broadway in Romeo & Juliet. He is repped by ICM Partners and Jackoway Tyerman
Straight outta Compton to CTU. After lengthy on-and-off negotiations, Corey Hawkins has signed on as the male lead in 24: Legacy, Fox’s pilot that reboots the 24 franchise with brand new characters, led by Eric Carter (Hawkins). The character, who succeeds Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer as the hero on the show, was conceived as written as African American. Sutherland is not reprising his role and is not creatively involved in the project at this time.
24: Legacy, written by 24 veterans Manny Coto and Evan Katz and directed by Stephen Hopkins (who helmed the original 24 pilot), centers on miliFox logo horizontaltary hero Eric Carter (Hawkins) and chronicles his return to the U.S. and the trouble that follows him back – compelling him to ask CTU for help in saving his life, and stopping what potentially could be one of the largest-scale terror attacks on American soil. Coming from a very rough background, Carter turned his life around in the Army Rangers but now, back home in Virginia with his wife Nicole, he’s pulled back into action as his past comes looking for him.
24Unlike the original 24, which was centered squarely on Jack Bauer, 24: Legacy will have a strong female lead, a woman with a long history at the agency and former head of CTU. There will likely be mentions of former CTU members from the original 24 series on 24: Legacy, and some of them will be featured in photos, but there are no plans for any of the 24 cast members to have an ongoing presence on the new series.
24: Legacy is executive produced by Howard Gordon, Coto, Katz and Brian Grazer through 20th Century Fox TV, Imagine TV and Gordon’s Teakwood Lane Productions.
Hawkins is coming off his breakout role as Dr. Dre in the feature hit Straight Outta Compton. He also recently did an arc on the hugely popular AMC series The Walking Dead and will next be seen in Legendary’s Kong: Skull Island. A graduate of Juilliard, Hawkins previously starred on Broadway in Romeo & Juliet. He is repped by ICM Partners and Jackoway Tyerman
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Jack Bauer or ? DAMMIT!
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so who else saw the title and thought it was the actual dr dre?
i feel like a fool. -
In the tradition of Rack Bauer now comes: Black Bauer!
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lazypakman wrote: »so who else saw the title and thought it was the actual dr dre?
i feel like a fool.
I did. -
this not sounding too promising
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Never seen the original 24. Heard great things though.
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Lou_Cypher wrote: »Never seen the original 24. Heard great things though.
When it was in it's prime ? used to get live in the 24 threads here on LCA. I remember people threatening riots when President Palmer got clapped back in the original IC days. Easily one of best shows of all time. -
Lou_Cypher wrote: »Never seen the original 24. Heard great things though.
i've never seen an episode myself.
i've also never caressed the ? of a indonesian woman.but maybe that day still might yet come. -
not this ? ?
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MorganFreemanKing wrote: »not this ? ?
That's Doctor (spelled out) Dre so nah lmao. -
Bruh I thought it was the real Dr. Dre lol
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They should have killed Jack if they were gonna do this, and does the black character always have to have a troubled past? Could he not have grown up in a middle class family...? . Still watching though
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Is he still going to be in the walking dead as heath?
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Black excellence
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DA_Executionah! wrote: »Is he still going to be in the walking dead as heath?
Could mean he's getting clapped. -
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lazypakman wrote: »so who else saw the title and thought it was the actual dr dre?
i feel like a fool.
That ? ain't even drop detox yet. He gonna be late on saving the world and we all gon' die. -
Lou_Cypher wrote: »Never seen the original 24. Heard great things though.
When it was in it's prime ? used to get live in the 24 threads here on LCA. I remember people threatening riots when President Palmer got clapped back in the original IC days. Easily one of best shows of all time.
Then they bombed his sucker ass littel brother when he became president
The things Jack Bauer used to do with a gun and palm treo were crazy
