An Internet rumor claiming that Evangeline Lilly is auditioning for fall 2009 pilots — and thus may soon be leaving the role of Lost's Kate — has been summarily dismissed as false.
"None of this is true, not even remotely," a source close to the actress tells TVGuide.com.
So, from where was this far-out fable born? While the original online account cites ...
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There are more than six weeks before the start of Lost's fifth season, but a sneak peek at the intrigue to come is already whetting our appetites for new episodes.
In the small glimpse of the premiere, Kate's (Evangeline Lilly) idyllic, domestic life is interrupted by an unsettling visit from two mysterious men in suits. They want something personal from her but won't reveal their motivation — and she's not about to give them what they're after.
Now that that Kate's been stripped of her safety, she has a tough choice to make. Take a look and weigh in on her plan for survival.
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Lost producer ABC Studios quietly started paycheck renegotiations with the drama's stars, Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly, who each earn about $150,000 per episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter.But when word of the talks about bigger paychecks leaked out, reps for some of the other Losties called the studio to open their own renegotiations. The majority of other regulars earn about $80,000-$90,000 per episode, THR reported.What do you say — should Fox and Lilly get a raise? What about the rest of the Lost players? — Nina Hämmerling Smith
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How sweet would life be if your job was to film a hit show in a tropical paradise? Well, in a recent appearance on Letterman, Lost’s Evangeline Lilly revealed to the world that she isn’t exactly a big fan of island life. Turns out, the actress is allergic to Hawaii and the climate doesn’t play nice with her sinuses—she's even got up-close pictures of her eyeballs to prove it!
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Our favorite castaways thus far have been on the island a few months, but for Lost fans, it's been more than 260 days since Jack's super-freaky flash-forward. As the Jan. 31 season premiere (finally) draws closer, TVGuide.com is offering daily profiles — "refreshers," if you will — of the key players in ABC's island-based odyssey.
Kate, by the "Numbers": Raised in rural Iowa, Kate (Evangeline Lilly) learned that Wayne, the alcoholic and abusive man dating her mother, Diane, was actually her biological father. Hoping to ease her mother's pain, Kate rigged the house to blow up, with Wayne in it, so Diane could get the insurance money. Now a fugitive, it became a cat-and-mouse game across the country with determined U.S. Marshal Mars on her tail. T
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