Officials at 20th Century Fox have rejected a proposed script from ‘State of Play’ screenwriter Billy Ray, Comingsoon.net is reporting. But Howard Gordon, who executive produced the television series and is expected to return for the big screen version, reassured Entertainment Weekly (EW) that “There is talk about re-approaching it. I understand (director/producer) Tony Scott is meeting with Kiefer (Sutherland) to talk about ideas.”

While Gordon added that he was disappointed the script was rejected, he’s “certainly hopeful that he movie will get made at some point…I’ve heard from people who are really missing the show and I do think there is more life in Jack Bauer.”

Sutherland is also still interested in making a ’24’ movie, as he told EW after the series finale aired that “We wanted to create a definitive end for Jack.” He’s also excited of adding Jack moving around in planes, trains and cars in the movie, as they “all of a sudden become a factor because you are not required to go scene by scene in (the show’s) real time.”

Written by: Karen Benardello