Matthew Fox is using words such as "amazing," "incredibly satisfying," "very surprising" and "fairly confusing" to describe Lost's sixth and final season, which kicks off sometime in early 2010.
Emerging from the cone of silence lowered onto stars and producers after the Season 5 finale aired, Fox shared with the crowd at the 49th Monte-Carlo Television Festival a glimpse at the final 17 episodes. (CineTVBuzz.com posted video of the event.)
The season will begin with the aftermath of Juliet seemingly detonating the Jughead bomb's explosive core, in a development Fox said will be ...
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Let's face it: Lately Jack Shepard has been kind of a jerk.
Lost's heroic surgeon, played by TV vet Matthew Fox, has seen some hard times since the crash of Oceanic Flight 815. Even the most strident Jack fans have questioned his leadership — and his character. With two episodes to go in Season 5, culminating in the two-hour season finale on May 13, we ask: When in the name of Alvar Hanso will Jack get his life-saving groove back? Read on to find out
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As Lost nears the start of its fifth and penultimate season, Matthew Fox is greeting it with a mix of reverence — and a readiness to leave island life behind, literally and figuratively.
"Personally, it's a relief," he told Details, as he reflected on the ABC drama's nearing conclusion. "I owe this show a great amount, and I think it's exceptionally good...[but] I am looking forward to the freedom that comes with not working on one project professionally." Lost's fifth season kicks off Jan. 21 on ABC (8 pm/ET).
Fox, who plays Dr. Jack Shepard, opened up about what he envisions in his Lost-free future — both personally and professionally — starting with...
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Lost's Matthew Fox has found some dough — a lot of it.The Golden Globe-nominated actor has negotiated a new salary with ABC Studios that will see him earn a hefty $225,000 per episode for the serial drama's upcoming season, the Hollywood Reporter reports.Prior to the deal, Fox's paycheck topped out at $150,000.News broke earlier this week that the 42-year-old, along with Evangeline Lilly, had started re-negotiating their contracts with ABC. Lilly had also been earning $150,000, and, until reported otherwise, it looks like she still may be. But how can you not give the woman behind Kate Austen more moolah?ABC may have to dish out even more money to the Oceanic crew. Word on the beach has it that Fox and Lilly's castmates are angling for raises too after hearing of their negotiations. The other regulars make a comparably paltry $80,000-$90,000 per episode.How about everyone gets $1 million an episode and we call it a day? — Joyce Eng
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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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