Jack Bauer Says '24' Movie Could Start Shoots in Spring?

When Special Agent Jack Bauer speaks the world better listen...

Every few months a new 24 movie related story emerges, the last one indicating shooting for the film could start next spring.  Now, Jack Bauer a.k.a Kiefer Sutherland says, via a Twitter quote, he'll be ready to begin production on the highly-anticipated movie adaptation of the hit Fox series in April or May.  It's encouraging that Sutherland reiterated the same game plan, which was reported by Deadline months back of a spring start.

The star is out promoting his new series on Fox, Touch, and naturally he began fielding questions about his plans for a 24 movie.  One tweet from this latest TCA press event indicated Sutherland was "hopeful" the movie would start shooting soon.  While a tweet from LA Times' Joe Flint read “Keiffer Sutherland says 24 film starts production in April or May. Of course he didn't say of what year.”

We all know good things are worth the wait and whether it's next spring or a few months from now, everyone and their brother will flock to see a 24 movie when it hits theaters.  Wasn't the eight seasons of 24 just a jumping off point for a blockbuster, feature film anyway?  It was in my opinion, and I'm far more jazzed about seeing that movie than the four seasons of the TV series I could stand to watch (still need to go back and finish the series).

Are we excited for a 24 movie or what?