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Where Are ABC’s “LOST” Actors Now?

Thanks to Zedman2 for the heads up.

Jorge Garcia (Hugo ‘Hurley’ Reyes)
Jorge Garcia has guest starred on the hit TV show “How I Met Your Mother” and the brand new ABC comedy “Mr. Sunshine.” He is in a movie called “Maktub” set to release this year and another film called “When We Were Pirates,” which will arrive in 2012. Jorge is also currently filming for a new show called “Alcatraz,” set to premiere in 2013. Jorge’s face was also plastered on the cover of Weezer’s “Hurley” album (pictured left), named after Jorge’s character on “LOST.” Be sure to follow Jorge on his blog FurtherDispatches.wordpress.com.

Naveen Andrews (Sayid Jarrah)
Sadly Naveen Andrews does not have any current projects, however you’ll be happy to hear that he is back with his long-time girlfriend, actress Barbara Hershey.

Matthew Fox (Jack Shephard)
According to IMDB Matthew Fox has two projects in the works, “Mass Effect” (2012) and “Billy Smoke” (2014). However according to a recent interview Matthew has been offered numerous roles that he chooses to turn down because he hates acting and he hates the types of movies that are being made. In addition he has made very clear that he has no interest in acting in another TV show. Moving on…

Josh Holloway (James ‘Sawyer’ Ford)
While we wish Josh Holloway’s list of projects was longer we at least have one movie to share with you that the former “LOST” star is in – “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” how exciting! The movie, which stars Tom Cruise, is set to release on December 16, 2011. We can’t wait to see Josh’s role in this film! Josh will also be starring on the season finale of the TV show “Community.”

Daniel Dae Kim (Jin Kwon)
Daniel Dae Kim was lucky enough to leave “LOST” and go to the TV show “Hawaii Five-0.” The show began airing in 2010 and is a remake that fans seem to really enjoy. Daniel also has another movie, “The Killing Game,” which is in post production and is expected to premiere sometime this year.

Yunjin Kim (Sun Kwon)
Yunjin Kim was in an international movie in 2010 titled “Heartbeat.” IMDB also lists a new movie “The Unconditional” that is currently in production. We’ll keep you posted with any new projects that Yunjin is a part of!

Evangeline Lilly (Kate Austen)
Evangeline Lilly stars in a new movie called “Real Steel,” which will release to theaters on October 7, 2011. Also, if you ever turn on your TV chances are you have seen Evangeline’s advertisement for L’Oreal Paris Healthy Look Creme Gloss Hair Color and L’Oreal Roll On True Match Foundation.

Terry O’Quinn (John Locke)
J.J. Abrams, one of the creators and producers of “LOST,” had been working on a new comedy/drama starring “LOST” actors Terry O’Quinn and Michael Emerson (Benjamin Linus). However, it has been announced that the show has sadly been pushed back. Good news for Terry though is that he will be starring in a new ABC series titled “Hallelujah,” in which he will be playing a corrupt millionaire. Terry also starred in a TV movie titled “Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story,” which aired on Lifetime this past January.

Emilie de Ravin (Claire Littleton)
Emilie de Ravin starred in the movie "Remember Me" alongside "Twilight" hunk Robert Pattinson. She also starred in the movie "The Chameleon," which released in 2010. So far Emilie does not have any other projects listed on her IMDB page.

Michael Emerson (Ben Linus)
Michael Emerson is set to star alongside Terry O’Quinn in a new TV show from J.J. Abrams, however no date has been set for the show to begin filming. Michael has also been announced as one of the stars of a new show on CBS titled “Person of Interest,” in which he will play a mysterious billionaire. Michael also had a role in the TV documentary “The American Experience” and the TV movie “God in America.” He also guest starred on the show “Parenthood.”

Dominic Monaghan (Charlie Pace)
Dominic Monaghan starred in the ABC show “FlashForward,” which only lasted one season. He also stars in two new movies, “Soldiers of Fortune” and “The Day.”

Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond Hume)
Henry Ian Cusick guest starred on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” and is set to star in a new ABC show “Damage Control.” We’ll keep you posted when we learn a premiere date for the show.

Source: Full Article @ disneydreaming

Henry Ian Cusick Joins Shonda Rhimes' New Show

IN CRISIS (ABC) - Henry Ian Cusick ("Lost") and Katie Lowes ("Easy Money") are the latest additions to the drama pilot, about the life and work of professional fixer Olivia Price (Kerry Washington) and her dysfunctional staff. He'll play Stephen ("handsome and male and brilliant in a way that makes you worried you'll do something inappropriate like lick him"), a litigator who works for her firm. Lowes then is believed to be playing Quinn Rielly ("[she] hates the fact that people assume that because she is pretty, she is not smart - because she is smart"), the group's latest addition. Columbus Short also stars in the ABC Studios-based hour, which comes from director Paul McGuigan and creator Shonda Rhimes.

Source: TheFutonCritic

Lost - Where Are They Now?

It's already been almost six months, believe it or not, since "Lost" aired its final episode ("The End"). So, what are the show's stars up to now? The answer to that mystery is straight ahead!

Matthew Fox (Jack Shephard): After fighting the good fight as Jack, the Oceanic survivors' reluctant leader, Matthew said earlier this year that he won't be flashing back (or sideways) to TV. "I won't be doing any more television," the star told UsMagazine.com. "I've done two six-year shows [the other being "Party of Five"], about 300 hours of television… I'm done with that." So, what's next for the 44-year-old father of two? Matthew is in talks to take the stage in a Neil LaBute play next spring in London, the Los Angeles Times says.

Terry O'Quinn (John Locke): Encouraging news for fans pining to see a "Lost" reunion of sorts: Terry, who as Locke was the island's resident "man of faith," is reportedly set to team up with Michael Emerson (a.k.a. evil genius Ben Linus) on a possible TV project from "Lost" mastermind J.J. Abrams. NBC has scored the rights to the new show, formerly called "Odd Jobs," about two ex black-ops cops, says New York Magazine's Vulture entertainment blog.

Josh Holloway (James "Sawyer" Ford): Known for spewing hilarious nicknames, stealing kisses with Kate (Evangeline Lilly), and occasionally kicking the Others' butts, Josh is now undertaking the "mission" of a lifetime: he'll star alongside Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner in the J.J. Abrams co-produced 'Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,' expected in theaters Dec. 16, 2011.

Evangeline Lilly (Kate Austen): The rumor mill says she's no longer dating her former "Lost" co-star Dominic Monaghan (a.k.a. Drive Shaft lead guitarist Charlie), but 31-year-old Evangeline is set to create sparks alongside Hugh Jackman in 'Real Steel.' Due out next October, the film stars Hugh as a former boxer who gets one last shot at a comeback when he teams up with his estranged son to build and train the perfect contender for the now high-tech sport of robot boxing.

Jorge Garcia (Hugo "Hurley" Reyes): As Hurley he was plagued by unlucky numbers, but Jorge's number is far from up as actor after "Lost." The 37-year-old funnyman is set to appear on CBS' "How I Met Your Mother." "I can't say much about the episode but I can assure you that I am not the mother," he joked with EW.com. "It looks like it is the Thanksgiving episode. I am not a super villain. I come in as a friend of one of the main characters. It was a lot of fun working with them." There's more Jorge news still. Despite his appetite for all those tasty airdropped Dharma snacks as Hurley on "Lost," in real life Jorge has drastically changed his eating habits. "I've been a vegetarian for about four months now," he told TV Squad earlier this month. "It's about the animals."

Daniel Dae Kim (Jin Kwon): Daniel's been a busy man of action. He stars as Chin Ho Kelly on CBS' "Hawaii Five-0," and he'll appear alongside Samuel L. Jackson and 'Twilight''s Kellan Lutz in 'The Killing Game,' an action-thriller expected out in 2011.

Harold Perrineau (Michael Dawson): Harold seems to love acting almost as much as his island alter-ego, Michael, loved his son Walt. The 47-year-old thesp's calendar is loaded with projects. He'll appear in the Nicolas Cage vigilante thriller 'The Hungry Rabbit Jumps' alongside Jennifer Carpenter ("Dexter"), January Jones ("Mad Men") and Guy Pearce. He'll also share the screen with Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory") in the dark comedy "Cooler" and James Caviezel in the crime drama 'Transit.' Plus, Harold tangled with vampires this October in the direct-to-video sequel '30 Days of Night: Dark Days.'

Dominic Monaghan (Charlie Pace): Charlie may have met his maker in season three, but Dominic's "Lost" cameos continued right up through "The End." After starring on the short-lived sci-fi series "FlashForward," the 'Lord of the Rings' star is headed back to the big screen, appearing alongside Christian Slater and Ving Rhames in 'Soldiers of Fortune,' due in theaters next February. "I play this guy called Tommy Sin, a video game designer and multimillionaire. It is the story about a bunch of very rich people who pay a premium of money to put themselves into real-life skirmishes. I thought the script and cast was really interesting," he told California Chronicle earlier this month. Dominic's also filming a mystery called 'The Day.' As for his "Lost" legacy, the 33-year-old says: "I made my peace with that show a long time ago. I died in season three and probably halfway through series four I was happy with the story I told on that show. Coming back was always a bonus so doing those last scenes in season six I did not feel particularly involved in the show any more."

Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond Hume): Known on the island for tampering with the very dimension of time as Desmond, 43-year-old Henry told Crave Online in September that he was in a hurry to return to TV: "You know, I was looking to get back into TV as quickly as possible. I wanted to get away from Desmond. It just seemed that I was no longer Ian Cusick, I was Desmond. So I wanted to sort of like just shed that skin." Mission accomplished. Henry guest-starred on a couple episodes of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" that same month."

Naveen Andrews (Sayid Jarrah): Naveen, 41, will appear on the silver screen in the 2011 drama 'Hullo.'

Yunjin Kim (Sun Kwon): In October, Yunjin was a jury member on the 15th Pusan International Film Festival's New Currents competition.

Source: MSN

ODI LOSTcast 63 - Episode 6x11 Happily Ever After Recap

Hey All,
With the new episode just about an hour or so away for the east coast folk, here is our weekly recap podcast for the Desmond-Centric Happily Ever After.

For those of you that do not know, we did post two other podcasts this week, one with EW writer Jeff Jensen (aka Doc Jensen) and the other podcast was my interview with Actor Henry Ian Cusick who plays Desmond.

You can use these links to get those podcasts:

LOSTcast 61 - Theories with EW's Jeff Jensen | LOSTcast 63 - Interview with Henry Ian Cusick

Of course this week we cover all of Desmond's flash sideways time traveling scenes, the revealing scene with Desmond and Charlie underwater, what exactly are Charles and Eloise might be up to and much more.

As always this was posted on iTunes, but below is a link to the audio player and download link for those that can not access iTunes.

Hope you all enjoy!

http://the-odi.blogspot.com/2010/04/odi-lostcast-63-episode-6x11-happily.html

Do You Have a Question for Henry Ian Cusick?

Hey All,
Thanks to the good folks at ABC I will be interviewing Henry Ian Cusick who plays the time traveling flash sideways flashing fan favorite Desmond later today!

I am sure he can not reveal anything too spoilery so please ask questions accordingly. Also, please limit yourselves to ONE QUESTION per person because I am sure many will be sent it.

I will not be able to ask him every question, but if you have a good question and it seems like many of you have the same question I will do my best to ask it.

To help keep things organized please leave your comments a the following link:

http://the-odi.blogspot.com/2010/04/have-question-for-henry-ian-cusick-send.html

Article Snippets from the Latest Lost Magazine

I hope to have some scans shortly.

Visual effects Supervisor Mitch Suskin reveals to The Official Lost Magazine, the challenges of bringing Smokey out to play in series four's episode The Shape of Things to Come.

The Shape of Things to Come really gave the audience its first long look at the smoke monster and what it's truly capable of doing. What were your marching orders in terms of how to portray it?
Well, for this episode the producers were pretty upfront from the beginning that Smokey, as we call it, was going to be in your face and we’d be seeing him. We had the cover of night, which we've never really done before. So we were more concerned, not about how much we were going to see him, but how we were going to make him visible – a blackish, smoke monster in the dark, in the forest, is tricky to see.

How much creative leeway did you have on establishing the details of Smokey's big entrance?
Jack Bender was fairly precise about what he wanted out of this. We scouted locations at several times and we talked about where Smokey might be entering from and what he might be doing. The script was clear on what was supposed to happen in the scene and it was clear that you had to see things. Sometimes we all have rough ideas and it's an evolving process. In this case with the script, what Mr. Bender requested and what he got, we had a strong idea of what to do but how to get there was hard. I mean its just smoke!

What was the most challenging shot?
The one shot that was most subject to interpretation was the shot where Smokey first appeared over the trees. We didn’t know what direction he was going to come from or how much interaction there was going to be, so that evolved over time. It just so happens the way it was shot there was a hole in the trees that made a nice place for him to coil into the shot.

It's a very menacing entrance, so did that evolve or was that clear from the start?
We tried a couple of different ways for him to enter but it wasn't clear if he was supposed to be pouring through or looking around, more cat-like. Then it was very clear from Damon and Carlton that they wanted it to come in like a rollercoaster or a freight train. They wanted it to be forceful and somewhat frightening. We had to spend a lot of time trying to get the smoke to look like something other than smoke in the sense of it moving and how it was lit. A lot of that was just trial and error. That shot, as far as performance, gave us the most to play with and the other shots were a lot of shots of him in the forest.

How were the forest shots different to create?
We were trying to strike a balance between how much we wanted to see him and how much we didn't want to see him and which was going to be scarier. A lot of those shots we were shooting in the forest at night with nothing out there, so there were lots of branches and leaves and we were trying to figure out how to put Smokey in the background. In this case, we didn't use digital trees. We used real trees from the forest. We spent a lot of time trying to come up with ways to separate the leaves and the branches from the background so we didn't have to paint mattes for every single leaf so we could put the shot together. The compositor came up with some mercifully clever techniques that allowed us to put Smokey way in the background. The digital tools we are using are getting better and better and we did do a little bit of rotoscoping [where animators trace over live-action movement frame-by-frame] to separate them, but there was more compositing magic to separate the trees and the branches. It's all about trying to define the foreground and putting Smokey in the background.

Lost actor Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond Hume), talks exclusively to The Official Lost Magazine about series four.

Did The Constant episode help you connect the dots with Desmond's time-jumping and let you know that he wasn’t just having these weird mental episodes – that there was a powerful reason for those visions and issues?
I think that, in the other episodes, I always played the scenes just as they were written. In the earlier episodes, I was playing it that I was seeing events that either hadn't happened or could happen. So yeah, the whole time-travelling thing just explained it. But that explanation happened after I did it [laughs] so I am still essentially playing Desmond from scene to scene.

There was a new revelation, however, about Desmond's time spent in prison, which was another mysterious element revealed in his past...
Yes! They haven't explained that one just yet...

Does that unexplained incarceration pique your interest at all? Do you conjecture that it might be tie to why Widmore accuses him of being a coward?
It's interesting to me that Desmond has been called that. Nobody knows why. However, just because he's been called a coward doesn't mean that he is one. Whether that's explained or not, we’ll see... I mean you could argue that Widmore called him a coward for leaving Penny and that's just his opinion as her father. Other than that, there's nothing remotely cowardly about Desmond.

Series four was a huge year for Desmond, so were there any moments that really stood out for you or that you were particularly proud of?
Not really – I'm a really tough critic on myself! There are so many things that I hate about my scenes when I see what I do on TV. But then I'll watch it again and see that it wasn’t that bad [smiles].

As a fan of the show yourself, were there aspects of the fourth series that you really enjoyed watching?
You know, I really enjoyed Matthew Fox's work a lot last season. He gave some truly great performances. I think he, in particular, had a really great season.

Lockdown - Lost Convention UK - Henry Ian Cusick Pulls Out

Thanks to everyone for letting me know that Henry Ian Cusick has unfortunately had to pull out of the Lost UK Convention Lockdown.

Lockdown - Lost Convention UK - Adetokumboh McCormack added to guest list

Update: 27th Feb 2008 11:15 It's just been announced that François Chau who plays Dr. Marvin Candle / Dr. Mark Wickmund will also be appearing.
Update: 27th Feb 2008 10:00 Frederic Lehne who played the Marshall has also been added to the guest list.

Thanks to Ellie from http://www.lostie.net for letting us know that the UK Lockdown event has announced another guest.

It now includes Yemi, Eko's brother, played by Adetokumboh McCormack.

http://www.massiveevents.co.uk/lockdown/

Guest now confirmed for the event are: Henry Ian Cusick, Andrew Divoff, Adetokumboh McCormack and Frederic Lehne.

We will be holding live blogging from the event on our Live Lost page.If you are attending and would like to join our team of Live Blogger please send me an email.

Sky One Interviews Henry Ian Cusick

Lockdown - Lost Convention UK (*Updated*)

Update: 14th Dec Just a reminder that there are still a few tickets left for this event so make sure you book now to avoid any disappointment.

Update: 10th Oct Thanks to Lyly for letting us know that Showmasters have just announced that Andrew Divoff (aka Mikhail Bakunin) has been added to the list of guests.

Update: 4th Oct Just heard that tickets are selling very well and if you want to attend this event that you should not leave it too late. I know that a number of DarkUFO readers will be attending and if anyone wants to become a Live Blogger for the site please email me or leave a comment. You will be able to send photos and text updates direct to the site for others to see who are not lucky enough to attend.

We are very pleased to announce that in association with our sister company, Massive Events Ltd, we will be running a 3 day convention for fans of the TV Series Lost! It will be called Lockdown - The Unofficial convention for Lost fans, and will take place on 4th - 6th April 2008. The venue is The Park Inn Hotel, Northampton and Programme Admissions will go on sale on Friday 28th September 2007 at 7pm. As with Heroes, we are really big fans of the show ourselves and could think of nothing better than running a convention where we could hang out and party not only with the stars of the show, but also with fellow fans!

The details for the convention are as follows :

FIRST GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT :
HENRY IAN CUSICK - Desmond

EVENT DETAILS
Friday 4th - Sunday 6th April 2008.
Venue – The Park Inn Hotel, Northampton

Events to include : Opening and closing ceremonies, exclusive cocktail party, autograph sessions, professional photoshoot sessions, 3 themed parties, guest talks and panels, quiz, souvenir programme, dealers room, exclusive convention badges (6 to collect) and more!!

We hope that you are as excited about this event as we are! It will be a fantastic opportunity to meet and party with guests and fans of what has been one the hottest shows on tv for the past 3 years! We will have more guest announcements to come very soon!

Thanks

Mark and Jason

Link to the official site! http://www.massiveevents.co.uk/lockdown/

Source: Massive Events

Henry Ian Cusick

Thanks to my good friends over at LostZilla here is an audio interview they did with Henry Ian Cusick whilst they were on Vacation in Hawaii. You can read the full transcript from their site HERE although it is in Spanish. The first few seconds of the interview are in Spanish but then they both break out into English :)

The interview contains some mild spoilers for Season 4


Source: LostZilla

Lost cast at Fundraiser

Thanks to Chwim62 for the following info, link and photos as well as Ryan.

The cast of "LOST" participates in a fundraiser for Honolulu Theatre for
Youth at Tenney Theater (St. Andrew's Cathedral grounds).

(we can see Henry Ian Cusick, Daniel Dae Kim, Elizabeth Mitchell, Terry O'Quinn, Michael Emerson, Jorge Garcia )





More photos
http://flickr.com/photos/inazuman/
http://flickr.com/photos/hawaii





Source: Chwim62

'Lost' stars loan skills to children's theater

Lost" actors move off O'ahu's windswept beaches and out of jungle thickets to take a turn on the stage Sunday when they hold a play-reading session at Tenney Theatre to raise money for the Honolulu Theatre for Youth.

Matthew Fox (Dr. Jack Shephard) will read the part of Hercules in a new children's fantasy about Maui. Jorge Garcia (Hugo "Hurley" Reyes) will portray Ferdinand the Bull. Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond David Hume) will be part of a trio involved in "Obake," a ghost story.

After the show, the actors will hang out for autographs at a reception. They're not only eager, but willing to show a different side of their talents.

"I've benefited in so many ways from living and working in Hawai'i," said Daniel Dae Kim (Jin Kwon). "I'm happy to be able to return the favor (because) this benefit allows me to support three causes close to my heart: Honolulu, theater and our children. When times get tight and school budgets shrink, so often the arts are the first to be affected. Children's theater is one of the valuable ways that we can help foster creativity and imagination as a vital part of our kids' education."
Source: Full Story here