THIS JUST IN: Lost found its Lennon!
The first official piece of new casting for Lost‘s sixth and final season has arrived — and it’s surprisingly detailed. Team Darlton is looking for an actor in his mid 30s to late 50s to play…
Lennon: Scruffy, edgy, charismatic, and slightly stir-crazy, Lennon can be deferential when it’s called for. He’s the spokesperson/translator for the president of a foreign corporation. He’s a wily negotiator, and far more powerful than his lowly position would seem to indicate. Recurring.
Got casting tips? Theories as to how he fits into the puzzle that is Lost? Post ‘em below!
Caprica exec producer Jane Espenson is using her powers as a charter member of the Whedonverse for good. Sources confirm to me exclusively that Buffy all-star James Marsters is joining the Battlestar Galactica prequel for a sizable arc.
Penelope Ann Miller, late of Fox’s Vanished and a bunch of other stuff, is joining TNT’s forthcoming midlife crisis drama Men of a Certain Age as the ex-wife of Ray Romano’s neurotic party-supply store owner, sources confirm to me exclusively.
Brothers & Sisters has tapped the sublime Amy Aquino — she was Dr. Coburn on ER and Keri Russell’s no-nonsense, chain-smoking shrink on Felicity (loved her!) — for a multi-episode arc, sources confirm to me exclusively. Additionally, Peter Gerety (Homicide, The Wire) is joining the cast for several episodes.
No, not hoops legend Michael Jordan. Up-and-coming actor Michael B. Jordan!
Has Friday Night Lights found its next Tim Riggins?
If the coming season ends up being 24‘s last, don’t count on Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack reconnecting with former love Audrey (Kim Raver), who lapsed into a catatonic state at the end of season 6. Exec producer Evan Katz tells me that a series-ending story has been hatched should 24 clock out for good next May—and it doesn’t involve an Audrey-Jack reunion.
