Q & A With Kiefer Sutherland About "Redemption"

1. The movie shot in different locations. What was that experience like?

It was like a big field trip -- we all went to South Africa and Washington, so from that perspective it was just amazing. And the people that we met in Africa, specifically the actors, that was really the look of Africa that we got ... so that was really exciting. It was just one of those projects where all of the things lined up right, and arguably I would say it's one, if not the best, thing that we've done on '24' to date.

2. Did filming the movie feel different than shooting the series?

It was unbelievably different, because it had an end. It's the only thing that we've done that actually had a conclusion. So from the writers' perspective, it was so freeing ... instead of having to write into this kind of endless vaccuum, which any television show really can become, if it's serialized.

3. Why did the movie name change from 'Exile' to 'Redemption'?

I don't know. It's interesting. The beginning of the film is really dealing with Jack Bauer's exile, and the end of the film is really dealing with his own redemption, and I think we called it 'Exile' in haste. And in the way it connects into season 7, 'Redemption' was just a much better title.

4. There's a new president on '24,' played by Cherry Jones. Is she a Hillary or a Sarah Palin?

She's definitely not a Sarah Palin. Uh, no. It's very funny -- we were supposed to have come out a year ago, and I would have loved to have seen the influence of having Cherry Jones play a President in the middle of [the Democratic] primary. It creates conversation, and that's our job. But what I love about the way she's playing this character is she's got unbelievable strength, and she approaches her presidency very differently, and I would say maybe with a little more common sense, as opposed to politicizing to appease one group or another.

5. How has it been working with Carlos Bernard [Tony] again?

Carlos is one of my best friends. It was fantastic to have him back, and I think the writers did a really clever job in how they brought him back, because at first it was something that we were all incredibly nervous about. When they tell you about the idea, you say, "No, you can't do that," then they go, "Well, read it and tell us what you think." And I think it was very clever.

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