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Kiefer Sutherland has revealed that he will return to 24 to play Jack Bauer in the upcoming eighth season of the show.

The actor confirmed that he will rejoin the cast when shooting begins in May, The AP reports.

Sutherland said: "If I was going to liken 24 to a girlfriend, 24 has been really good to me. And I need to be really good back.

"There are plays I want to do. There are so many different things I would like to do, but I was so fortunate to be part of something like 24 that my focus is still on that right now."

He added: "The real pressure is placed on the writers. It's a real question about how much they feel they can give and what they can do."

Sutherland said that providing a voice in animated movie Monsters vs. Aliens was a "relief" and gave him a "fantastic counterbalance" to his regular role as Bauer.

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