London, Feb 10 (IANS) Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland's dream of bringing his hit American TV series "24" to cinemas is set to come true, as Hollywood bosses have commissioned a script to turn it into a movie.

The actor has always talked of transforming the real time series into a film franchise, with plans to transfer the action drama from America to Europe, reports contactmusic.com.

TV bosses are now moving forward with the plans, hiring the writer behind Russell Crowe's 2009 thriller "State of Play" to pen the story for a big budget "24" film.

Sutherland previously starred in "24: Redemption", a 2008 TV film shown as a prelude to the show's seventh season.

The "24" movie will follow in the footsteps of other TV shows, including "The Simpsons" and "The X-Files", which have both made successful transitions to the big screen.