Day 8 Spoilers/Cast Additions

JP Liz

Of course Chloe and Jack are back

Freddie Prinze Jr is joining the cast of 24, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Reports say that the actor will be a regular, playing Davis Cole, a recently returned marine who runs CTU Field Ops and wants to follow in Jack Bauer's footsteps.

Earlier this week, it was announced that Jennifer Westfeldt and John Boyd had joined the cast of Fox's drama series.

Chris Diamantopoulos has been tapped to play the series regular role of Rob Weiss, the argumentative and tough new Chief of Staff to President Allison Taylor (Cherry Jones). He replaces Taylor's current C.O.S., Ethan Kanin.

Day 8's action will switch from Washington D.C. to New York City and center on an assassination plot against a visiting foreign leader.

Ticking toward the emotional conclusion of its critically acclaimed seventh season, 24 is preparing for a new day by casting Anil Kapoor ("Slumdog Millionaire") to star as a series regular during Season Eight. In his first American television role, Kapoor will play a Middle Eastern leader who comes to the U.S. on a peacemaking mission.

With more than 100 credits to his name, Kapoor is a Bollywood icon and one of India's most prominent actors. He has earned acclaim for his many award-winning performances over the last three decades, and recently appeared as game show host "Prem Kumar" in the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire."

Mr Freeze

Sounds good, except for the Freddie Prinze Jr bit, hope that turns out to be false.

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CKWPORT wrote: »

Sounds good, except for the Freddie Prinze Jr bit, hope that turns out to be false.

Dunno, he has my admiration for banging Sarah Michelle Gellar.

unreggd

Eugh, Ethan not being chief of staff means he's prob the new First Gent!

Why cant people just be bezzzzie mates loyk!!

JP Liz

Mykelti Williamson has joined the cast of Fox's 24, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The actor, who has previously starred in Boomtown and CSI: NY, will play a regular in the show's upcoming eighth season. His character, Brian Hastings, is the MBA-type head of CTU New York.

J-blk

Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck from BSG for the non-Sci Fi fans...) has also joined the cast of season 8:

http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/08/starbuck-helps-jack-bauer-fight-the-terrorist-cylons/

Katee Sackhoff, known mostly as the female Starbuck in the revamped version of Battlestar Galactica will be joining Jack Bauer to fight terrorists in the next season of 24.

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She is set to play a character named Dana Walsh, a CTU data analyst.

Cool . I hope she gets to kick some a** though - having her stuck behind a desk would be such a waste...

JP Liz

The producers of 24 have given Season 8 a shot of Starbuck, by adding Battlestar Galactica bad-ass Katee Sackhoff to the next cycle's already sharp-looking cast.

Sackhoff will play Dana Walsh, a data analyst at the New York City branch of CTU, EW's Michael Ausiello reports. What's more, her computer wonk will be romantically entangled with Freddie Prinze Jr.'s CTU field ops director.

Dana is also said to have a skeleton in her closet, meaning that her being revealed as a treasonous mole is only paying even money in Las Vegas.

Other previously announced Season 8 castings include Mykelti Williamson (as the NYC CTU's MVP), Jennifer Westfeldt (playing an ambitious journalist), Anil Kapoor (Slumdog Millionaire) as a Middle Eastern leader targeted for possible assassination, and Chris Diamantopoulos (as President Taylor's new chief of staff).

In addition to POTUS Cherry Jones, Season 7's returning faces include Annie Wersching as FBI agent Renee Walker (first reported by TVGuide.com), Mary Lynn Rajskub and, yes, Kiefer Sutherland.

Another great casting

Mr. K

Interesting stuff, I just hope Jack is his old self again in Season 8!

JP Liz

Clayne Crawford has signed up for a recurring role on Fox's 24.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Crawford will play a bad boy on the show's upcoming eighth season.
His character is said to have been previously involved with Katee Sackhoff's character, Dana Walsh.

celticbest

Can wait for Day 8!

Hopefully they keep it up to the same standard as Day 7 as I thought it has dropped off a bit on Days 5 & 6.

Come on Jack

JP Liz

David Anders (Alias, Heroes) has been cast in a recurring role on Day Eight of FOX's 24 and Zap2It's Rick Porter has managed to obtain some further information about Anders' villainous character. Anders, who is slated to appear in a handful of episodes next season, will play Josef Bazhaev, the son of an Eastern European mobster, who is described in casting breakdowns as being the "heir apparent to an Eastern Promises-style godfather. Josef is a dangerous man but is cautious and worries about things more than his father."

JP Liz

Rami Malek, Julian Morris and Hrach Titizian have landed recurring roles on Fox's 24, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Malek, whose previous credits include Medium and Gilmore Girls, will play Marcos, a would-be suicide bomber, while former ER actor Morris is joining as a CTU SWAT agent.
30-year-old Titizian, who appeared as Zamil Kouri in 24's sixth season, will take on the new role of Nabeel, the second-in-command of security for President Hassan.

Hardrain

MAJOR Non Tony Character Returning, Serious Spoiler

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s9/24/news/a184748/24-character-to-return-for-season-eight.html#article_continue

mrniceguy2

DEFFO

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Michael Madsen has signed to guest star on Fox's 24.
The 52-year-old will play Jim Rucker, a former military officer with a connection to Jack Bauer, reports TV Guide.
The Kill Bill star will begin a short arc on the show as it approaches the end of its current season.
Madsen is also known for his roles in the films Reservoir Dogs, Species and Thelma & Louise.