Real time be damned — especially when there’s a chance to make some real cash.

Kiefer Sutherland has reportedly received the green light to bring his tick-tock drama “24″ to the big screen, although it isn’t clear exactly when a film version of Jack Bauer’s escapades might be released.

The show is currently in its eighth season and is set in New York City for the first time. Last season, it went from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., marking the first location change in the show’s history.

“24″ has been down the movie route before, but only in a made-for-TV sense. “24: Redemption” was a two-hour film that served as a bridge between Seasons 6 and 7.

According to many reports, “State of Play” writer Bill Ray is lined up to write Jack’s big-screen endeavor, which would still reportedly take place over the course of one day, but would obviously not be in real time — because, well, that would make for a hell of a day at the movie theater.

Do you think “24″ could work as a film franchise?

Sometimes, it takes a Canadian to save the United States. And that time, for the eighth year, starts now.

Kiefer Sutherland is back for his eighth season as Jack Bauer on “24,” which premiered Sunday night opposite the Golden Globe Awards, where Kiefer was on hand as a presenter at the awards while his own show was kicking off on Fox.

This time around, Jack is in New York when he’s unwillingly drawn back into hero mode after learning of a plot to assassinate determined Middle Eastern peace-keeping leader Omar Hassan, who is negotiating international security with President Taylor (played by Cherry Jones) and new chief of staff Rob Weiss (played by Chris Diamantopoulos).

It’s no secret the show has waned in its reach and viewership, but there’s still not much that beats “24″ in the way of action and heart-stopping drama. If you missed last night’s premiere, watch the first two hours here before the next two hours air tonight on Fox.

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Elisha Cuthbert is going home.

The Calgary native is heading back to her hometown to serve as Grand Marshall of the Grey Cup Parade, which precedes the Canadian Football League’s championship game on Nov. 28, the CBC reports. Fans of Doug Flutie will recall the CFL and its slightly larger field and somewhat different rules.

Cuthbert became the next it girl for a few years after her 2001 debut on “24″ as Kim Bauer, the daughter of fellow Canadian Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer. She had parts in “Old School” and “Love Actually” before starring in “The Girl Next Door,” which got mixed reviews. In the last couple of years, Cuthbert has starred in some lesser-known films and returned as Kim Bauer in the seventh season of “24.”