Okay, it’s not Jack Bauer, but hasn’t Keifer Sutherland totally been typecast as the greatest CTU agent ever? I actually feel sort of bad for him, because it might be hard for him to break the “Jack Bauer” stigma as much as perhaps William Shatner.
Maybe.
Either way, he’s coming out with a horror movie called Mirrors which is set for an August 15th release date. Some have thought it was another Japanese remake, but Paulington from Movieweb did an interview with director Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, Frontiers) who corrected those rumors.
“We received a script from Regency called Into the Mirrors, and we didn’t know anything about the movie. When we read it, we didn’t connect with the story at all. We didn’t connect with the characters or the scares. But there was something about the simple idea of using the mirrors. When we started talking about the script, we realized that both men and women are constantly looking at themselves in the mirror. Who knows how many times in a day. Not just house mirrors, but people are constantly looking at themselves in rearview mirrors, water, glass. Anything that has a reflection. It’s just nuts. You may look at yourself ten times, thirty times, a hundred times in a day.
He goes on to say that other than the opening scene, it really has no resemblance of Into the Mirrors. The plot sounds intriguing, but the idea of mirrors freaks me out.
I always have enjoyed Sutherland, especially in his minor part in A Few Good Men, so I’m curious what kind of movie Mirrors will turn out to be.
Sutherland will play a security guard who gets wrapped up in a mystery surrounding a specific department store’s mirrors which seems to bring out the worst in people.
The movie also stars Amy Smart (Just Friends) and Paula Patton (Hitch)
We have some photos from the movie below for your enjoyment.
That arm sticking out there in the second picture gives me the heebee jeebees.
I don’t think Keifer will be type-cast. He stays plenty busy with side projects and independent movies when not involved with 24 so I do not see that happening to him.
Sounds like an interesting movie - might have to rent it.
Rent? Put down the books and go outside and see it!! But go see Ironman first
If time permits - I will make my way to the Cine Capri to watch Iron Man on Saturday!
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I get out of the trees every once in awhile. But only for very special occasions.
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LOL…Well this my friend counts as special, Im on my way out for the special premiere now, man here to hopin its goodarama… =)
LOL! I’ll AnaDVR the shows for you tonight!
Maybe not exactly typecast, but when I think of Keifer Sutherland, I think of 24 now, and I don’t even watch it. That said, I can think of his previous movies and his roles in them without thinking Jack Bauer at all though.
The thing is, when I read about this film, wherever it was…the writer said it will be weird seeing Keifer play a simple security guard at a mall…when we all know him as Jack Bauer.
I agree with that.