By Will Keck, USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES — The end is nearing, and for the cast of ABC's Lost, that means planning for life off the island.
Dominic Monaghan (Charlie) and Evangeline Lilly (Kate) ended their real-life three-year relationship when his character drowned in last season's finale. Some of the cast have put their Oahu homes on the market. And all are wondering if their characters will make it to the show's spring 2010 series finale.
Just days before returning to Hawaii to begin work on this season's final five episodes, Yunjin Kim (Sun) kicks back during an interview at the Olympic Spa in Koreatown. She and on-screen husband Daniel Dae Kim (Jin) take center stage in Thursday's episode (9 p.m. ET/PT).
Lost's season kicked off with the announcement that the series would end after three shorter-than-normal 16-episode seasons. Then came the writers guild strike, which shortened this season (the fourth) to just 13 episodes.
"Most of us felt good about having an end date, and I know the producers really needed it to figure how to get there," says Kim, 34. "Now they're really moving along with the story line. Each episode actually answers one or two questions, which I really like."
Thursday's show will reveal the last remaining member, or members, of The Oceanic 6, a group of plane-crash survivors who made it off the island. So far, viewers know Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Lilly), Hurley (Jorge Garcia), Sayid (Naveen Andrews) and perhaps baby Aaron (Claire's son) are among them. So that leaves …?
"Will it be Sun or Jin or another character?" Kim asks coyly.
Like many viewers, Kim remembers being shocked when writers revealed that Kate ends up raising Aaron. After reading that script, she immediately phoned Emilie de Ravin (Claire), who called her back laughing. "She thought it was so funny. I said, 'You're not worried about Claire dying?' And she said, 'No. I'll be fine.' "
More will also be revealed about Sun's mysterious pregnancy. Unlike Claire, who was pregnant when Flight 815 crashed, Sun became pregnant on the island, which has meant death for every other expectant mom on the island.
Kim suspects this mystery may have to do with the island itself "not wanting new life. I'm just dying to find out what this island is all about."
For now, Kim's life means staying put in the oceanview Oahu condo she purchased in Season 2. She recalls telling Lost executive producer Carlton Cuse, "If you kill me off (early), you're going to buy my house, OK?"
Kim recalls that Cuse said, "You've got a deal."
"He sort of gave me an idea that I was going to be around for some time," she says.
"Some time" could be over soon, though, and when it is, Kim, who is single, plans to buy a home in Los Angeles rather than return to her native Korea where, before Lost, she enjoyed a successful film career. Her most recent film was Seven Days, shot over her summer 2006 hiatus, and it performed so well in Korea that Hollywood producers are considering an English-language remake. She also recently shot the short film Two Sisters, directed by friend Margaret Cho, for film-festival consideration.
Kim would prefer to have Sun's time come early and have a memorable death, rather than hold on for the sake of job security.
She recalls Monaghan's death scene: "We were all shocked that Dominic was going to go, but the way they ended Charlie Pace's story line was beautifully done and very emotional. I cried when I read the script. So I would rather have a great story line and end earlier."
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Elizabeth Mitchell fears sudden death for Juliet
NEW YORK - Dr. Juliet Burke reveals herself to be a complex character on "Lost."
Or, rather, she reveals very little of herself. She is a combination of strength, cunning and wistful victimhood, all displayed on a face so enigmatic she could give the Mona Lisa a run for her money.
Introduced as one of the Others at the start of last season, Juliet has remained an object of delicious mystery, despite selective details parceled out by the show. Viewers still aren't sure where her loyalties lie - or even if they should dare to like her.
The only certainty: Elizabeth Mitchell does a bang-up job with the role, keeping viewers teased at arm's length even while drawing them in.
"I've had a tremendous amount of freedom to create something strange," Mitchell says happily.
Questions will probably multiply with Thursday's episode (9 p.m. EST on ABC) which is expected to give Juliet the spotlight.
Mitchell's rule of thumb in playing her: Don't act angry.
"She needed to be someone who could be a tremendous leader, who had an innate sense of power, but didn't behave in an angry or strident way," Mitchell says. "She needed to have a sense of toughness, but in a way the audience couldn't quite grasp."
Another thing about Juliet: her cool melancholy, which offers no hint of Mitchell's effervescence and frequent smile.
The 37-year-old Mitchell grew up in Dallas, where, from childhood, she studied acting and performed in local theater.
"I wasn't particularly good when I started," she says. "I just felt a genuine love and excitement about the whole process. I felt safe onstage. And I had a really good memory."
Theater helped her weather an ugly-duckling adolescence.
"I was horribly awkward, tall and scrawny, with frizzy, crazy hair and terrible acne," recalls Mitchell, who is now an indisputable looker. "But it didn't matter even remotely on stage: There, no one's looking at your skin. I just spent a little extra time making sure everything was covered up. My way of thinking was, if I'm going to play all the characters I ever dreamed of playing, I need to be able to be both very unattractive and awkward, AND swanlike.
"I'm still working on swanlike," she cracks. "I walk like a football player."
Mitchell began her TV career in 1994 on the daytime soap "Loving," and won acclaim four years later opposite Angelina Jolie in the HBO film "Gia." She had the title role in the 2000 TV film "The Linda McCartney Story," and played Mrs. Claus in the two "Santa Clause" sequels. Other films included "Frequency" and "Nurse Betty." She had a continuing role on "ER" during the 2000-01 season. And she has starred in a remarkable number of promising but short-lived series such as "Significant Others," "The Beast" and the Rob Lowe legal drama "The Lyon's Den."
"I always chose a role for the character and not for the show," Mitchell says. "I never once chose a show because it was the 'right' career move - including 'Lost.'"
Not that she wasn't a fan of the show. She had been a devotee its first season.
The next year, she steered clear of it.
"I was pregnant and I didn't watch anything that had any violence," she explains. So when she arrived in Hawaii to begin shooting the third season, "I watched the whole second season in my trailer my first week. I really liked it. But I was shocked when those women (Ana Lucia and Libby, both gunned down without warning) got killed. That's probably where my fear of dying on the show began.
"But I found the work to be so exhilarating, I decided: Until they fire me, I'm gonna just make this all that I want it to be."
So far, so good. And aside from the unforgiving casualty rate among "Lost" regulars, Mitchell says she loves each script's surprises.
"As an actor I never work with a complete idea of what the end is gonna be. I prefer to work with an understanding of what my character's intentions are, what she's trying to do - which is how we all go through life.
"I really identify with Juliet," says Mitchell before hastening to draw the obvious contrasts. "I have quite a lovely life with my family (son C.J., now 2½ years old, and her husband, actor-comedian Chris Soldevilla). Juliet doesn't have that. She sits on this reservoir of anger and loneliness. That's what makes me not know what she's capable of. And I think that's fascinating, that's really neat.
"I think she's scary," says Mitchell, her smile luminous. "But I like it."
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Or, rather, she reveals very little of herself. She is a combination of strength, cunning and wistful victimhood, all displayed on a face so enigmatic she could give the Mona Lisa a run for her money.
Introduced as one of the Others at the start of last season, Juliet has remained an object of delicious mystery, despite selective details parceled out by the show. Viewers still aren't sure where her loyalties lie - or even if they should dare to like her.
The only certainty: Elizabeth Mitchell does a bang-up job with the role, keeping viewers teased at arm's length even while drawing them in.
"I've had a tremendous amount of freedom to create something strange," Mitchell says happily.
Questions will probably multiply with Thursday's episode (9 p.m. EST on ABC) which is expected to give Juliet the spotlight.
Mitchell's rule of thumb in playing her: Don't act angry.
"She needed to be someone who could be a tremendous leader, who had an innate sense of power, but didn't behave in an angry or strident way," Mitchell says. "She needed to have a sense of toughness, but in a way the audience couldn't quite grasp."
Another thing about Juliet: her cool melancholy, which offers no hint of Mitchell's effervescence and frequent smile.
The 37-year-old Mitchell grew up in Dallas, where, from childhood, she studied acting and performed in local theater.
"I wasn't particularly good when I started," she says. "I just felt a genuine love and excitement about the whole process. I felt safe onstage. And I had a really good memory."
Theater helped her weather an ugly-duckling adolescence.
"I was horribly awkward, tall and scrawny, with frizzy, crazy hair and terrible acne," recalls Mitchell, who is now an indisputable looker. "But it didn't matter even remotely on stage: There, no one's looking at your skin. I just spent a little extra time making sure everything was covered up. My way of thinking was, if I'm going to play all the characters I ever dreamed of playing, I need to be able to be both very unattractive and awkward, AND swanlike.
"I'm still working on swanlike," she cracks. "I walk like a football player."
Mitchell began her TV career in 1994 on the daytime soap "Loving," and won acclaim four years later opposite Angelina Jolie in the HBO film "Gia." She had the title role in the 2000 TV film "The Linda McCartney Story," and played Mrs. Claus in the two "Santa Clause" sequels. Other films included "Frequency" and "Nurse Betty." She had a continuing role on "ER" during the 2000-01 season. And she has starred in a remarkable number of promising but short-lived series such as "Significant Others," "The Beast" and the Rob Lowe legal drama "The Lyon's Den."
"I always chose a role for the character and not for the show," Mitchell says. "I never once chose a show because it was the 'right' career move - including 'Lost.'"
Not that she wasn't a fan of the show. She had been a devotee its first season.
The next year, she steered clear of it.
"I was pregnant and I didn't watch anything that had any violence," she explains. So when she arrived in Hawaii to begin shooting the third season, "I watched the whole second season in my trailer my first week. I really liked it. But I was shocked when those women (Ana Lucia and Libby, both gunned down without warning) got killed. That's probably where my fear of dying on the show began.
"But I found the work to be so exhilarating, I decided: Until they fire me, I'm gonna just make this all that I want it to be."
So far, so good. And aside from the unforgiving casualty rate among "Lost" regulars, Mitchell says she loves each script's surprises.
"As an actor I never work with a complete idea of what the end is gonna be. I prefer to work with an understanding of what my character's intentions are, what she's trying to do - which is how we all go through life.
"I really identify with Juliet," says Mitchell before hastening to draw the obvious contrasts. "I have quite a lovely life with my family (son C.J., now 2½ years old, and her husband, actor-comedian Chris Soldevilla). Juliet doesn't have that. She sits on this reservoir of anger and loneliness. That's what makes me not know what she's capable of. And I think that's fascinating, that's really neat.
"I think she's scary," says Mitchell, her smile luminous. "But I like it."
Source: The Daily Illini
Foxy to quit TV after Lost
Lost star Matthew Fox is to quit TV when the hit show comes to an end in 2010.
The actor, 41, is delighted at the huge success of the J.J. Abrams-created show, but admits his work on Lost has forced him to turn down other, more lucrative movie roles.
And so Fox, who made his name on 1990s teen TV show Party of Five, has vowed never to return to the small screen once Lost wraps at the end of season six.
He says, "I am getting these cool offers now, and often I can’t take them because of my responsibilities to Lost. I’m well aware that the success of the show is a big part of why I’m getting the offers and so my priority is to the show.
"But I won’t be doing anymore television after Lost. That level of commitment to one character is just something I won’t do again."
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The actor, 41, is delighted at the huge success of the J.J. Abrams-created show, but admits his work on Lost has forced him to turn down other, more lucrative movie roles.
And so Fox, who made his name on 1990s teen TV show Party of Five, has vowed never to return to the small screen once Lost wraps at the end of season six.
He says, "I am getting these cool offers now, and often I can’t take them because of my responsibilities to Lost. I’m well aware that the success of the show is a big part of why I’m getting the offers and so my priority is to the show.
"But I won’t be doing anymore television after Lost. That level of commitment to one character is just something I won’t do again."
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Sex Pistol Steve Jones inspired Naveen to get Clean
It wasn’t a stint in rehab or finding religion that convinced “Lost” hunk Naveen Andrews to kick his alcohol and drug addictions. Instead it was a guy who embodied the “sex, drugs, and rock’n’ roll” culture, Sex Pistols rocker Steve Jones, who inspired Andrews to sober up, the actor told TV Guide magazine.
Ten years ago, at the age of 29, Andrews said he attended a dinner party in La-La hosted by Jones. Struck by his friend’s abstinence from the soiree’s more mind altering party favors, Andrews - who admitted he “just loved alochol and drugs” at the time - confronted the rocker.
“I couldn’t really understand it, and I asked him about it,” said Andrews - who plays former Iraqi Republican Guard solider Sayid Jarrah in the ABC drama. “I think that’s when the lightbulb went on. I thought, ‘He’s sober. If he can do it, then maybe I have a chance.’ ”
The British-born Andrews - whose parents emigrated from India - added he’s been clean for five years now and credits his sobriety for his relationship with his teenage son.
His son, BTW, is the result of his high school love affair with his math teacher.
“If (my son) had to grow up in these crucial teenage years with me being out of it, I don’t know if we’d have a relationship to be honest,” the 39-year-old actor said. “As a parent, I’m present, which I wasn’t when he was younger.”
TV Guide hits newsstands today, and an all-new “Lost” airs tonight at 9 on Channel 5.
Source: Bostonherald.com
Ten years ago, at the age of 29, Andrews said he attended a dinner party in La-La hosted by Jones. Struck by his friend’s abstinence from the soiree’s more mind altering party favors, Andrews - who admitted he “just loved alochol and drugs” at the time - confronted the rocker.
“I couldn’t really understand it, and I asked him about it,” said Andrews - who plays former Iraqi Republican Guard solider Sayid Jarrah in the ABC drama. “I think that’s when the lightbulb went on. I thought, ‘He’s sober. If he can do it, then maybe I have a chance.’ ”
The British-born Andrews - whose parents emigrated from India - added he’s been clean for five years now and credits his sobriety for his relationship with his teenage son.
His son, BTW, is the result of his high school love affair with his math teacher.
“If (my son) had to grow up in these crucial teenage years with me being out of it, I don’t know if we’d have a relationship to be honest,” the 39-year-old actor said. “As a parent, I’m present, which I wasn’t when he was younger.”
TV Guide hits newsstands today, and an all-new “Lost” airs tonight at 9 on Channel 5.
Source: Bostonherald.com
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Terry O'Quinn answers questions about Locke
He went from island guru to a frustrated button pusher. Now Terry O'Quinn, who plays the enigmatic John Locke on "Lost," says to get ready for his character to really push the envelope.
The island is now split, with some people following Jack, hoping a new group will rescue them. Others are sticking with Locke, who thinks the new arrivals are a danger to them all.
O'Quinn sat down with The Associated Press to discuss his character, the show's backstage dynamics and his quibbles with the writers.
1: What can we expect from Locke now?
O'Quinn: Trying to find out who these people are, why they're there, what they want, because he knows it's not to rescue them and Ben has said that he has someone on their boat and he's going to try to find out who that is and what exactly is going on. He believes now that his purpose is to protect this place. That it has a soul, that it's kind of a being and he's its agent.
2: How does that affect the evolution of the character?
O'Quinn: The way I like to see it now is he's got religion. When you're convinced that you're right and you believe that you have the license to do anything because you're right, you can be bossy and you can be dangerous. You can be oppressive. You can be a tyrant. So, we'll see.
3: Has Locke gone insane?
O'Quinn: The question is whether he's gone over the edge or where is the edge or how far is he going to go, whether he's being misled and where he's being led and whether he's going to have the good sense to stop when he gets to the right place. I don't know.
4: You've said you found Locke's button-pushing phase in the hatch frustrating. What's it like playing the character now?
O'Quinn: I like the present situation somewhat more. Although in the next few episodes people are about to see he sort of stalls again. But he has this – it seems to be his pattern. He finds something, it activates him, he goes until he hits a roadblock and he stalls and he waits for something to happen, he gets frustrated, he gets angry and then something happens and he runs along for a while. They've always kept it interesting – well, sometimes not, sometimes frustrating – but that's what happens with the character.
5: You've had other disagreements with the writers.
O'Quinn: At the end of season 3, Locke throws a knife into Naomi's back and I said, 'This really hurts me, it's so not typical and it's so out of character and it seemed gratuitous.'
I made the biggest stink I ever made with (executive producers) Damon Lindelhof and Carlton Cuse and they said, 'Look, Locke believes he was doing the right thing. His life was saved, he's been told, he's been instructed. He believes that this is the most dangerous person in the world right now and he does what he does. Do it.' I said, 'Well, you know, if I stab her in the back, couldn't I at least shoot Jack in the knee or something?'
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The island is now split, with some people following Jack, hoping a new group will rescue them. Others are sticking with Locke, who thinks the new arrivals are a danger to them all.
O'Quinn sat down with The Associated Press to discuss his character, the show's backstage dynamics and his quibbles with the writers.
1: What can we expect from Locke now?
O'Quinn: Trying to find out who these people are, why they're there, what they want, because he knows it's not to rescue them and Ben has said that he has someone on their boat and he's going to try to find out who that is and what exactly is going on. He believes now that his purpose is to protect this place. That it has a soul, that it's kind of a being and he's its agent.
2: How does that affect the evolution of the character?
O'Quinn: The way I like to see it now is he's got religion. When you're convinced that you're right and you believe that you have the license to do anything because you're right, you can be bossy and you can be dangerous. You can be oppressive. You can be a tyrant. So, we'll see.
3: Has Locke gone insane?
O'Quinn: The question is whether he's gone over the edge or where is the edge or how far is he going to go, whether he's being misled and where he's being led and whether he's going to have the good sense to stop when he gets to the right place. I don't know.
4: You've said you found Locke's button-pushing phase in the hatch frustrating. What's it like playing the character now?
O'Quinn: I like the present situation somewhat more. Although in the next few episodes people are about to see he sort of stalls again. But he has this – it seems to be his pattern. He finds something, it activates him, he goes until he hits a roadblock and he stalls and he waits for something to happen, he gets frustrated, he gets angry and then something happens and he runs along for a while. They've always kept it interesting – well, sometimes not, sometimes frustrating – but that's what happens with the character.
5: You've had other disagreements with the writers.
O'Quinn: At the end of season 3, Locke throws a knife into Naomi's back and I said, 'This really hurts me, it's so not typical and it's so out of character and it seemed gratuitous.'
I made the biggest stink I ever made with (executive producers) Damon Lindelhof and Carlton Cuse and they said, 'Look, Locke believes he was doing the right thing. His life was saved, he's been told, he's been instructed. He believes that this is the most dangerous person in the world right now and he does what he does. Do it.' I said, 'Well, you know, if I stab her in the back, couldn't I at least shoot Jack in the knee or something?'
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Casts Questions Answered
"It's no shock to say that Season 4 ends with the Oceanic 6 getting off the island," Lost executive producer Damon Lindelof shares with TV Guide. "The real mystery is how, and what they have to sacrifice, and what happens to the people who didn't leave. You get all that this year." Sounds good, we'll take it. But what other intel are producers willing to spill? To find out, we turned to no, not viewers but to Lost cast members themselves for their own burning questions. Warning! The producers' answers could cause a major head rush, if not a full-on Desmond-style time jump.
Jorge Garcia (Hurley): "Is Ben in the coffin?"
Carlton Cuse: Come on, Jorge!
Damon Lindelof: Seriously! [To Cuse] He's just trying to make sure it's not him. It's process of elimination. The next question is, "Is it Michael?" [Laughs]
Cuse: Before the end of the year, you will know who's in the coffin.
Lindelof: And Jorge will definitely know before anyone else.
Yunjin Kim (Sun): "Is Aaron actually one of the Oceanic 6?"
Cuse: We're not officially saying yet. We want the audience to engage in an active debate about who the Oceanic 6 are.
Lindelof: Following [Sayid's] episode, we got several inquiries we weren't anticipating about, 'Is Ben a member of the Oceanic 6?' He could've assumed the identity of somebody on the plane [with] no surviving family members. Who the actual six are is very much in play through the end of the [March 13th] episode. We'll confirm or deny after that.
Josh Holloway (Sawyer): "Is it Jack's turn with Kate?"
Cuse: [Laughs] That doesn't sound very romantic, but I guess we get the underlying meaning. The Jack-Kate situation remains unresolved and probably will be for a while.
Lindelof: We will say we haven't seen the last of Sawyer and Kate this season. Not by a long shot.
Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond): "It's 2004 on the boat. What year is it in Penny's world? What year is it when the Oceanic 6 get home?"
Lindelof: What's fundamentally interesting about all the time-jumping is that we want it to make sense when people watch the show 10 years from now. We don't want it to seem dated. So it's not really about what year it is in the outside world, it's about how many years have elapsed between the time that we're watching on the island and the flash-forwards. That's one of the fun games the audience is playing: "Gee, Aaron looks like he's about 18 months old. What does that mean, and how old was he when they got off the island?"
Cuse: There are some growth issues when you go on or off the island. But I can't say more about that.
Lindelof: You've already said enough.
Evangeline Lilly (Kate): "Did Michael reach the mainland? Go home? Come back to rescue us?"
Cuse: The good news is that Evie will get all of her answers in [the March 20th] episode.
Lindelof: Well, most of them.
Cuse: Those questions form the basis for that episode. Evie should be somewhat happy.
Elizabeth Mitchell (Juliet): "Why did Juliet become such a badass? Who trained her — the Others?"
Cuse: I think there was probably some martial arts in New Otherton.
Lindelof: She probably went out shooting with Friendly back in the day, which is why she can handle a firearm so well. But the real inspiration for Juliet being a badass was Elizabeth herself. When she read for the part, she had this huge cast on her arm and was talking about her days of kickboxing....
Cuse: And then she beat Damon up.
Holloway: "Sawyer needs a freakin' haircut! Since I'm living with Hurley, can he cut my hair?"
Lindelof: [Laughs] That episode's a casualty of the strike.
Cuse: But yeah, Josh can have a haircut.
Lindelof: Josh might've forgotten, but this is a recurring request from him. He's like, 'My hair's getting long, can't Kate cut it?' So we did an episode [in Season 2] where Kate cuts his hair. I love how Josh chooses who's going to be his barber at any given time!
Cusick: "Did Jack's flash-forward in the third-season finale take place after the events of Sayid's most-recent episode?"
Cuse and Lindelof: Yes.
Naveen Andrews (Sayid): "Damon spoke once about going back into Sayid's childhood. It didn't sound like bulls--t at the time. Has he abandoned that?"
Lindelof: I love how he phrases it — "It didn't sound like bulls--t at the time" — [implying], "But it certainly seems like bulls--t now." [Laughs] It's certainly something we still want to do. It wouldn't necessarily be an entire flashback based in his childhood, but there may be significant things that happened when Sayid was a kid that we need to reveal.
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Jorge Garcia (Hurley): "Is Ben in the coffin?"
Carlton Cuse: Come on, Jorge!
Damon Lindelof: Seriously! [To Cuse] He's just trying to make sure it's not him. It's process of elimination. The next question is, "Is it Michael?" [Laughs]
Cuse: Before the end of the year, you will know who's in the coffin.
Lindelof: And Jorge will definitely know before anyone else.
Yunjin Kim (Sun): "Is Aaron actually one of the Oceanic 6?"
Cuse: We're not officially saying yet. We want the audience to engage in an active debate about who the Oceanic 6 are.
Lindelof: Following [Sayid's] episode, we got several inquiries we weren't anticipating about, 'Is Ben a member of the Oceanic 6?' He could've assumed the identity of somebody on the plane [with] no surviving family members. Who the actual six are is very much in play through the end of the [March 13th] episode. We'll confirm or deny after that.
Josh Holloway (Sawyer): "Is it Jack's turn with Kate?"
Cuse: [Laughs] That doesn't sound very romantic, but I guess we get the underlying meaning. The Jack-Kate situation remains unresolved and probably will be for a while.
Lindelof: We will say we haven't seen the last of Sawyer and Kate this season. Not by a long shot.
Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond): "It's 2004 on the boat. What year is it in Penny's world? What year is it when the Oceanic 6 get home?"
Lindelof: What's fundamentally interesting about all the time-jumping is that we want it to make sense when people watch the show 10 years from now. We don't want it to seem dated. So it's not really about what year it is in the outside world, it's about how many years have elapsed between the time that we're watching on the island and the flash-forwards. That's one of the fun games the audience is playing: "Gee, Aaron looks like he's about 18 months old. What does that mean, and how old was he when they got off the island?"
Cuse: There are some growth issues when you go on or off the island. But I can't say more about that.
Lindelof: You've already said enough.
Evangeline Lilly (Kate): "Did Michael reach the mainland? Go home? Come back to rescue us?"
Cuse: The good news is that Evie will get all of her answers in [the March 20th] episode.
Lindelof: Well, most of them.
Cuse: Those questions form the basis for that episode. Evie should be somewhat happy.
Elizabeth Mitchell (Juliet): "Why did Juliet become such a badass? Who trained her — the Others?"
Cuse: I think there was probably some martial arts in New Otherton.
Lindelof: She probably went out shooting with Friendly back in the day, which is why she can handle a firearm so well. But the real inspiration for Juliet being a badass was Elizabeth herself. When she read for the part, she had this huge cast on her arm and was talking about her days of kickboxing....
Cuse: And then she beat Damon up.
Holloway: "Sawyer needs a freakin' haircut! Since I'm living with Hurley, can he cut my hair?"
Lindelof: [Laughs] That episode's a casualty of the strike.
Cuse: But yeah, Josh can have a haircut.
Lindelof: Josh might've forgotten, but this is a recurring request from him. He's like, 'My hair's getting long, can't Kate cut it?' So we did an episode [in Season 2] where Kate cuts his hair. I love how Josh chooses who's going to be his barber at any given time!
Cusick: "Did Jack's flash-forward in the third-season finale take place after the events of Sayid's most-recent episode?"
Cuse and Lindelof: Yes.
Naveen Andrews (Sayid): "Damon spoke once about going back into Sayid's childhood. It didn't sound like bulls--t at the time. Has he abandoned that?"
Lindelof: I love how he phrases it — "It didn't sound like bulls--t at the time" — [implying], "But it certainly seems like bulls--t now." [Laughs] It's certainly something we still want to do. It wouldn't necessarily be an entire flashback based in his childhood, but there may be significant things that happened when Sayid was a kid that we need to reveal.
Source: seattlepi.com
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Sky Magazine Interview with Josh Holloway
So, Josh,it's been a pretty amazing season so far...
I love season four! I think it's one of the best yet as they've added the new dimension of the flashforward. And the story is definitely moving forward. I think now they have an end date for the series, the writers are really focused on the story.
Talking of writers, how has the strike affected the show?
It's definitely been a problem. These eight episodes were originally only part of the fourth season. That's all we had filmed before the strike started, so it's like starting a good book, getting into it, and then having it ripped out of your hands!
So, what's in store for the finale?
C'mon - you know I can't tell you that! All I'll say is, it's going to have you on the edge of your seat.
How has your character Sawyer changed over the fourth series?
He's changed a lot. I think it's having to deal with caring for someone other than himself - Kate I mean. He's spent so much of his life being a con man, and his defence has been not giving a damn about people. I just hope Sawyer wont turn into a sap and lose his edge.
You're a bit of a sex symbol now. How does that feel?
It's really amusing. My wife Yessica and I laugh about it. If I was in my 20's, I'd enjoy it more, but I just feel like me - kinda goofy. But if people think I'm a sex symbol, then it's cool. I try not to disappoint.
So you like wearing Sawyer's designer stubble?
I used to hate facial hair, but I've grown used to it. I feel a little naked without it now - it's odd! And as long as my wife still kisses me with it, then that's fine.
Is it true you answer all your own fan mail?
Yeah - I'm always behind. It takes a long time. It's kind of therapeutic and people are just so nice. You can't help but feel good about your work when people say they enjoy it. I get letters everyday from everybody from eight year old girls to 50 year old men. Everybody kind of likes my character and I don't get it, because he's not what I would call a nice guy.
What would you be doing if you weren't an actor?
I would probably be a contractor. I grew up in the counrty, building houses - I love being outside and creating stuff.
What do you do to relax?
I do a lot of extreme sports - I love snowboarding. Playing guitar, basketball, soccer. And fishing, I love to fish. I've got a boat in Hawaii. I went to another island caught some fish, anchored in a bay, cooked the fish and camped out. It was great!
Ever got 'Lost' on your boat?
No I haven't. Thanks God for GPS! But it does get rough out there. Hawaii is not like the Caribbean. I've been in waves twice the size of my boat, so it's scary!
Don't the producers stop you doing dangerous stuff like that?
They wont let me go dirt biking anymore. I've done it for years. As soon as the show's over, a dirt bike is the first thing I'm buying.
Source: Sky Mag
I love season four! I think it's one of the best yet as they've added the new dimension of the flashforward. And the story is definitely moving forward. I think now they have an end date for the series, the writers are really focused on the story.
Talking of writers, how has the strike affected the show?
It's definitely been a problem. These eight episodes were originally only part of the fourth season. That's all we had filmed before the strike started, so it's like starting a good book, getting into it, and then having it ripped out of your hands!
So, what's in store for the finale?
C'mon - you know I can't tell you that! All I'll say is, it's going to have you on the edge of your seat.
How has your character Sawyer changed over the fourth series?
He's changed a lot. I think it's having to deal with caring for someone other than himself - Kate I mean. He's spent so much of his life being a con man, and his defence has been not giving a damn about people. I just hope Sawyer wont turn into a sap and lose his edge.
You're a bit of a sex symbol now. How does that feel?
It's really amusing. My wife Yessica and I laugh about it. If I was in my 20's, I'd enjoy it more, but I just feel like me - kinda goofy. But if people think I'm a sex symbol, then it's cool. I try not to disappoint.
So you like wearing Sawyer's designer stubble?
I used to hate facial hair, but I've grown used to it. I feel a little naked without it now - it's odd! And as long as my wife still kisses me with it, then that's fine.
Is it true you answer all your own fan mail?
Yeah - I'm always behind. It takes a long time. It's kind of therapeutic and people are just so nice. You can't help but feel good about your work when people say they enjoy it. I get letters everyday from everybody from eight year old girls to 50 year old men. Everybody kind of likes my character and I don't get it, because he's not what I would call a nice guy.
What would you be doing if you weren't an actor?
I would probably be a contractor. I grew up in the counrty, building houses - I love being outside and creating stuff.
What do you do to relax?
I do a lot of extreme sports - I love snowboarding. Playing guitar, basketball, soccer. And fishing, I love to fish. I've got a boat in Hawaii. I went to another island caught some fish, anchored in a bay, cooked the fish and camped out. It was great!
Ever got 'Lost' on your boat?
No I haven't. Thanks God for GPS! But it does get rough out there. Hawaii is not like the Caribbean. I've been in waves twice the size of my boat, so it's scary!
Don't the producers stop you doing dangerous stuff like that?
They wont let me go dirt biking anymore. I've done it for years. As soon as the show's over, a dirt bike is the first thing I'm buying.
Source: Sky Mag
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