Nestor Carbonell Discusses Finale and More
NOTE: The finale tidbits are behind the "Are You Sure" Button
First, on behalf of the fans, you were incredible. This was perhaps the best Lost episode of all time, and Twitter lit up last night with very much deserved Emmy buzz for you.
Oh, thank you. The writers have broken convention in such a great way, in so many ways on this show, and definitely with the characters. I've been so lucky and blessed that I got this part and had it paid off three and a half years later with an episode like this! I'm just very blessed, very lucky.
Yeah, Forget Hurley. You won the lottery with this episode!
[Laughs] I know. Who needs those numbers!?
Did you ever think that you'd be the guy who'd get to be there when we all found out what the Island is?
I had no idea! I never knew it would grow like this. I came to this show auditioning for a great guest star role, and I almost didn't go in because I didn't feel I was ready to go in. But at the last minute I just said, I've got to take a swing at this, it's such a great part, and thankfully I got it. I never knew it would grow like this.
That final scene with Richard and Isabella is one of the most devastatingly beautiful moments we've ever seen on Lost. Is there any chance they could somehow end up together?
Without giving too much away, I can tell you that as soon as I read that script I was certainly wanting some resolution. And I think there will be some element of resolution for Richard. I can't say whether or not he has a chance at Isabella, but I just read the season finale and there has been some resolution for my character in a great way. The writers, yet again, just knocked it out of the park with the series finale. You'll see it as the season progresses, what they've come up with is pretty mind-blowing. I'm definitely very fulfilled not just about my character but with the whole show in general. It's an incredible task and they blew me away with what they come up with.
We now know that Jacob has been talking to Richard all along. And Ben also thought he was talking to Jacob. Is it safe to assume that Ben was not talking to Jacob all these years? His latest episode seemed to reveal that. And does this explain Ben and Richard's tension toward one another in the past?
It's a really good point, you're right. Michael's such an amazing actor and has flushed out that character so well and has exuded such confidence in the role that at times you think, this guy is Jacob. He may as well be. The irony is that he's not at all. He's like all of us, a pawn in Jacob's game or his experiment. But I'm not revealing anything to say that Ben hasn't been privy to anything Jacob has ever asked him to do. I've always been the conduit to everyone Jacob has tapped. If it was Widmore, if it was Ben, if it was Eloise Hawking, if it was eventually John Locke, no one's really dealt with Jacob directly and that's sort of the way Jacob wanted it.
We heard Michael got a black eye while filming recently. Is he OK?
Michael is fine, it was an accident. I won't say how it happened, I'll let him divulge that if he wants to, but he is just fine. You never know, it's a mystery that maybe he will reveal, but he's doing great.
Source: E! Online
First, on behalf of the fans, you were incredible. This was perhaps the best Lost episode of all time, and Twitter lit up last night with very much deserved Emmy buzz for you.
Oh, thank you. The writers have broken convention in such a great way, in so many ways on this show, and definitely with the characters. I've been so lucky and blessed that I got this part and had it paid off three and a half years later with an episode like this! I'm just very blessed, very lucky.
Yeah, Forget Hurley. You won the lottery with this episode!
[Laughs] I know. Who needs those numbers!?
Did you ever think that you'd be the guy who'd get to be there when we all found out what the Island is?
I had no idea! I never knew it would grow like this. I came to this show auditioning for a great guest star role, and I almost didn't go in because I didn't feel I was ready to go in. But at the last minute I just said, I've got to take a swing at this, it's such a great part, and thankfully I got it. I never knew it would grow like this.
That final scene with Richard and Isabella is one of the most devastatingly beautiful moments we've ever seen on Lost. Is there any chance they could somehow end up together?
Without giving too much away, I can tell you that as soon as I read that script I was certainly wanting some resolution. And I think there will be some element of resolution for Richard. I can't say whether or not he has a chance at Isabella, but I just read the season finale and there has been some resolution for my character in a great way. The writers, yet again, just knocked it out of the park with the series finale. You'll see it as the season progresses, what they've come up with is pretty mind-blowing. I'm definitely very fulfilled not just about my character but with the whole show in general. It's an incredible task and they blew me away with what they come up with.
We now know that Jacob has been talking to Richard all along. And Ben also thought he was talking to Jacob. Is it safe to assume that Ben was not talking to Jacob all these years? His latest episode seemed to reveal that. And does this explain Ben and Richard's tension toward one another in the past?
It's a really good point, you're right. Michael's such an amazing actor and has flushed out that character so well and has exuded such confidence in the role that at times you think, this guy is Jacob. He may as well be. The irony is that he's not at all. He's like all of us, a pawn in Jacob's game or his experiment. But I'm not revealing anything to say that Ben hasn't been privy to anything Jacob has ever asked him to do. I've always been the conduit to everyone Jacob has tapped. If it was Widmore, if it was Ben, if it was Eloise Hawking, if it was eventually John Locke, no one's really dealt with Jacob directly and that's sort of the way Jacob wanted it.
We heard Michael got a black eye while filming recently. Is he OK?
Michael is fine, it was an accident. I won't say how it happened, I'll let him divulge that if he wants to, but he is just fine. You never know, it's a mystery that maybe he will reveal, but he's doing great.
Source: E! Online
Episode 6.09 - Ab Aeterno - Nestor Carbonell Soundbites
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WHAT LIES AHEAD:
Is Richard Alpert Good or Evil? When asked if we can safely assume that Richard is Team Jacob, Nestor Carbonell tells me "I don't know. I don't wanna wreck it. It's complicated." (Hmm...Did Richard tell Hurley not to believe a word Jacob says because he's swinging Team Black, or because he fears the man appearing to Hurley isn't really Jacob?)
You can see what Nestor has to say right here…
Nestor also promises: "I will not lie to you, episode 9, you're gonna get big reveals about the island. Episode 15, even more so." Remember, Michael Emerson told us of episode 15: "It's set in a time and place that you will never have seen on a network series before. When was the last time you saw a network drama episode that none of the series regulars were in the episode?" My money's on Jacob and the Man in Black. But where are they?
Aaron Is "Important"…But What About the Mother of Jack's Son? These questions are tackled in our latest round of "False, True or Hell No We Won't Tell You" with executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, who are always good sports! (And yes, I'm aware that after tonight you already know who's coming back to the island: That other "W.")
Damon and Carlton say that Claire's son Aaron is "important" and "definitely figures into the end of the show." Damon says we "will see Walt in some form again." And they wouldn't comment on whether Kate or Juliet might be the mother of Jack's baby. "Big one," Carlton says. "You're good, though. You're very good." My money's on Juliet!
Source: E!Online
Is Richard Alpert Good or Evil? When asked if we can safely assume that Richard is Team Jacob, Nestor Carbonell tells me "I don't know. I don't wanna wreck it. It's complicated." (Hmm...Did Richard tell Hurley not to believe a word Jacob says because he's swinging Team Black, or because he fears the man appearing to Hurley isn't really Jacob?)
You can see what Nestor has to say right here…
Nestor also promises: "I will not lie to you, episode 9, you're gonna get big reveals about the island. Episode 15, even more so." Remember, Michael Emerson told us of episode 15: "It's set in a time and place that you will never have seen on a network series before. When was the last time you saw a network drama episode that none of the series regulars were in the episode?" My money's on Jacob and the Man in Black. But where are they?
Aaron Is "Important"…But What About the Mother of Jack's Son? These questions are tackled in our latest round of "False, True or Hell No We Won't Tell You" with executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, who are always good sports! (And yes, I'm aware that after tonight you already know who's coming back to the island: That other "W.")
Damon and Carlton say that Claire's son Aaron is "important" and "definitely figures into the end of the show." Damon says we "will see Walt in some form again." And they wouldn't comment on whether Kate or Juliet might be the mother of Jack's baby. "Big one," Carlton says. "You're good, though. You're very good." My money's on Juliet!
Source: E!Online
New Nestor Carbonell Interview via PaleyFest
Thanks to Lee for the heads up about this interview with Nestor Carbonell who confirms what we already knew that we will learn all about Richard in Episode 6x09 Ab Aeterno.
Source: Zap2it
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Search for Clues With LOST Cast and Writers at PaleyFest
Search for Clues With LOST Cast and Writers at PaleyFest
Thanks to Adam for the heads up about this AP video with interviews with the LOST Cast and Writers that also has the sneak peek of Episode 6x06 Sundown mixed in.
Thanks to Adam for the heads up about this AP video with interviews with the LOST Cast and Writers that also has the sneak peek of Episode 6x06 Sundown mixed in.
Nestor Carbonell Discusses What to Expect for Richard
Here is a cool little interview from our friend Natalie Abrams over at TV Guide who was able to chat with Nestor Carbonell aka Richard.
Enjoy!
TVGuide.com: Have executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse at least explained to you why Richard doesn't age?
Carbonell: Yes. I knew at some point that they were going to answer some of the bigger questions, I just didn't know when. We have gotten to that point where there is an episode that deals with the origins of Richard Alpert and the bigger questions about his character, as well as bigger questions about the island and the mythology of it. It's an episode that reveals a lot. After three years playing this character, I was floored when I got the script and I was so excited to actually get to do the episode. They wrote a really tremendous script.
TVGuide.com: Is Richard one of the oldest people on the island next to Jacob (Mark Pellegrino) and the Man in Black?
Carbonell: It's safe to say he's been around for a long time. Initially, in Season 3, when he appeared in the '70s to young Ben, he was described as a Hostile, an indigenous member of the island, so we will find out if that's true or not or what that means exactly. If he was a Hostile, what is a Hostile? Who is this man? We're going to find out all that. He's clearly, of the cast you see, the one who's been around the longest. I don't know with respect to Jacob, but I think we're going to get a sense of all of that.
TVGuide.com: Is there a possibility that there are teams: Team Jacob vs. Team Man in Black? Would Richard lean one way or another?
Carbonell: There are some amazing twists this season. You're going to see elements of characters that I never thought I'd play for my character and I think others didn't expect to play them in their own characters. There are going to be emotional highs and lows for people that you've never seen. With respect to alliances, there's going to be a lot of movement and fluctuations. There will be loyalty, but there's going to be a lot of shifting and power struggle, which is always at play. Everyone's mettle is tested in this final season. It's the payoff season where all of those loose ends, or most of them, will be tied. A lot of those big conflicts will be resolved.
TVGuide.com: Richard doesn't seem to want to be a leader. We've only seen him as the right-hand man. Has that always been true?
Carbonell: I was just talking to Damon and Carlton about that with Michael Emerson. You're right. [Ben] is someone that I tapped to be a leader, who was chosen as the Panchen Lama taps the Dalai Lama. Alpert is acting as a Panchen Lama to Jacob. He became the powerful one, and Richard took a V.P. role, an advisory role when he's around. It was the same thing with Widmore and Eloise. That's traditionally been my role, but now, obviously, the order is going to be disrupted with what happens to Jacob. That's one of the unsettling things for Richard Alpert. It's been a long time finding his footing on this island. What is he? Is he a leader? Is he an advisor? He's in conflict with the people who are tasked to be leaders, and at the same time with himself. Why doesn't he have more power in that respect? It's been a great thing to play as an actor because you're insecure the whole time. You're in command, but you're not really in command. It's been a thrill to play that shifting, of feeling like you're in power to being completely powerless.
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TVGuide.com: Have executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse at least explained to you why Richard doesn't age?
Carbonell: Yes. I knew at some point that they were going to answer some of the bigger questions, I just didn't know when. We have gotten to that point where there is an episode that deals with the origins of Richard Alpert and the bigger questions about his character, as well as bigger questions about the island and the mythology of it. It's an episode that reveals a lot. After three years playing this character, I was floored when I got the script and I was so excited to actually get to do the episode. They wrote a really tremendous script.
TVGuide.com: Is Richard one of the oldest people on the island next to Jacob (Mark Pellegrino) and the Man in Black?
Carbonell: It's safe to say he's been around for a long time. Initially, in Season 3, when he appeared in the '70s to young Ben, he was described as a Hostile, an indigenous member of the island, so we will find out if that's true or not or what that means exactly. If he was a Hostile, what is a Hostile? Who is this man? We're going to find out all that. He's clearly, of the cast you see, the one who's been around the longest. I don't know with respect to Jacob, but I think we're going to get a sense of all of that.
TVGuide.com: Is there a possibility that there are teams: Team Jacob vs. Team Man in Black? Would Richard lean one way or another?
Carbonell: There are some amazing twists this season. You're going to see elements of characters that I never thought I'd play for my character and I think others didn't expect to play them in their own characters. There are going to be emotional highs and lows for people that you've never seen. With respect to alliances, there's going to be a lot of movement and fluctuations. There will be loyalty, but there's going to be a lot of shifting and power struggle, which is always at play. Everyone's mettle is tested in this final season. It's the payoff season where all of those loose ends, or most of them, will be tied. A lot of those big conflicts will be resolved.
TVGuide.com: Richard doesn't seem to want to be a leader. We've only seen him as the right-hand man. Has that always been true?
Carbonell: I was just talking to Damon and Carlton about that with Michael Emerson. You're right. [Ben] is someone that I tapped to be a leader, who was chosen as the Panchen Lama taps the Dalai Lama. Alpert is acting as a Panchen Lama to Jacob. He became the powerful one, and Richard took a V.P. role, an advisory role when he's around. It was the same thing with Widmore and Eloise. That's traditionally been my role, but now, obviously, the order is going to be disrupted with what happens to Jacob. That's one of the unsettling things for Richard Alpert. It's been a long time finding his footing on this island. What is he? Is he a leader? Is he an advisor? He's in conflict with the people who are tasked to be leaders, and at the same time with himself. Why doesn't he have more power in that respect? It's been a great thing to play as an actor because you're insecure the whole time. You're in command, but you're not really in command. It's been a thrill to play that shifting, of feeling like you're in power to being completely powerless.
Read Full Article Here: TV Guide
LOST Cast True or False Q&A with Kristin
Here is a compilation video from our good friend Sawyer840 of all of Kristin from E! Online's Interviews with the LOST cast on the red carpet.
Tons of questions, but most of them we already know the answers for.
Enjoy!
Tons of questions, but most of them we already know the answers for.
Enjoy!
Lost - Small Filming Snippet - 6th November
Thanks to Sluky for the heads up on this little snippet from yesterdays filming.
Busy day for filming at the 'survivors' beach camp today... Fri, 11/6. Witnessed Evangeline Lilly (Kate), Matthew Fox (Jack), Michael Emerson (Ben), Jorge Garcia (Hugo), Emilie de Ravin (Claire), Yunjin Kim (Sun), Jeff Fahey (Frank Lapidus) & Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert)
Source: Hawaiian Escapades@Facebook
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Busy day for filming at the 'survivors' beach camp today... Fri, 11/6. Witnessed Evangeline Lilly (Kate), Matthew Fox (Jack), Michael Emerson (Ben), Jorge Garcia (Hugo), Emilie de Ravin (Claire), Yunjin Kim (Sun), Jeff Fahey (Frank Lapidus) & Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert)
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LOST Season 6 Casting Confirmations from Comic Con
Among all of the wonderful information from Comic Con, there were a few confirmed casting tidbits for Season 6 of LOST.
1) Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert) - Nestor has been confirmed as a series regular. So expect to see more of Richard all throughout season 6. Additionally, Damon and Carlton said that we would get his backstory, not sure if it is a Flashback or not, but we will finally learn about Richard and his eyeliner!
2) Ian Sommerhalder (Boone) - Although he was at Comic Con to promote his new show The Vampire Diaries, Sommerhalder confirmed that he is planning to appear in Season 6 and that he has informed the producers of his new show. He did not say how for many episodes or reveal any other info, just that he will appear.
3) Dominic Monaghan (Charlie) - Dom of course made his not so surprise visit to the Flash Forward panel, but then made another no too surprising but very exciting appearance at the end of the LOST panel, with the words "Am I Alive" written on his hand!! No one confirmed a return but it is pretty obvious he is back in some form.
4) As far as all the other rumored cast members there was no confirmation, but the Season 6 Banner, revealed most of the original cast along side the current cast Maggie Grace's character Shannon.
Along with that art and Darlton confirming that we will indeed see characters that we have not seen since Season 1, I would say Maggie is one of those folks that will appear again.
Well that is all for now, but if any additional casting information is revealed we will let you all know!!
1) Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert) - Nestor has been confirmed as a series regular. So expect to see more of Richard all throughout season 6. Additionally, Damon and Carlton said that we would get his backstory, not sure if it is a Flashback or not, but we will finally learn about Richard and his eyeliner!
2) Ian Sommerhalder (Boone) - Although he was at Comic Con to promote his new show The Vampire Diaries, Sommerhalder confirmed that he is planning to appear in Season 6 and that he has informed the producers of his new show. He did not say how for many episodes or reveal any other info, just that he will appear.
3) Dominic Monaghan (Charlie) - Dom of course made his not so surprise visit to the Flash Forward panel, but then made another no too surprising but very exciting appearance at the end of the LOST panel, with the words "Am I Alive" written on his hand!! No one confirmed a return but it is pretty obvious he is back in some form.
4) As far as all the other rumored cast members there was no confirmation, but the Season 6 Banner, revealed most of the original cast along side the current cast Maggie Grace's character Shannon.
Along with that art and Darlton confirming that we will indeed see characters that we have not seen since Season 1, I would say Maggie is one of those folks that will appear again.
Well that is all for now, but if any additional casting information is revealed we will let you all know!!
Carbonell Confirms Richard's Role in Burke's Death
Nestor Carbonell Confirms Richard's Role in Burke's (Juliet's Husband) Death
Nestor Carbonell on the challenge of playing such a mysterious character: "My first episode was as a recruiter to get Juliet to come to the island. I ended up killing her ex-husband who was stopping her from leaving [for] the island... When I read the material I thought it'd be interesting if I didn't play him - I've got to convince her, so I can't tip her off that I've got some other surreptitious ideas, I've got to be genuine and honest and kind and probably have a good reason for doing this, for killing her ex-husband. So that was always my mantra was just don't play the villain, play him as a human being and to this day I don't really know if he's good or bad or evil or how much of him is good or how much of him is [evil]. Just when I've figured out the character, I open up another script and I say, 'Oh my God, now I'm completely thrown!'"
Source: Full Article @ TheFutonCritic
Nestor Carbonell on the challenge of playing such a mysterious character: "My first episode was as a recruiter to get Juliet to come to the island. I ended up killing her ex-husband who was stopping her from leaving [for] the island... When I read the material I thought it'd be interesting if I didn't play him - I've got to convince her, so I can't tip her off that I've got some other surreptitious ideas, I've got to be genuine and honest and kind and probably have a good reason for doing this, for killing her ex-husband. So that was always my mantra was just don't play the villain, play him as a human being and to this day I don't really know if he's good or bad or evil or how much of him is good or how much of him is [evil]. Just when I've figured out the character, I open up another script and I say, 'Oh my God, now I'm completely thrown!'"
Source: Full Article @ TheFutonCritic
Nestor Carbonell Becomes Lost Season Regular
Lost's Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert) will finally be a series regular next season. "I'm moving my whole family to Hawaii next week," Nestor tells me. "This whole time I've been flying back and forth, but now I'll be living on the island with the others. They tell me I'll be in 16 of the 18 episodes." Executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof say his backstory will take a significant time to reveal. Adds the actor: "Obviously Richard doesn't age, so I'm most curious to know how old he is and if he's in fact pulling the strings."
Source: TV Guide Magazine
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Nestor Carbonell Interview
Nestor Carbonell—who is again playing the mysterious, apparently ageless Richard Alpert in the fifth season of ABC's Lost—told SCI FI Wire that he understands if viewers are a little disoriented by the show's time-jumping storyline this year: So is he.
"I'm a little dizzy," Carbonell admitted in an exclusive interview on Wednesday. "Initially, it took me, in the first episode, [a moment to figure out] 'OK, when am I exactly? Where are we, and when am I?' But, no, it didn't take long. I think the viewers, after this episode [that aired Jan. 28], the show very much settles down, and you get the gist of the season, that you're going to be dealing with some elements of time travel."
Source: SCi FI Wire
"I'm a little dizzy," Carbonell admitted in an exclusive interview on Wednesday. "Initially, it took me, in the first episode, [a moment to figure out] 'OK, when am I exactly? Where are we, and when am I?' But, no, it didn't take long. I think the viewers, after this episode [that aired Jan. 28], the show very much settles down, and you get the gist of the season, that you're going to be dealing with some elements of time travel."
Source: SCi FI Wire
Episode 5x03 Screened at TCA and More
Hey All,
Ausiello from EW happened to be at the LOST TCA panel where Episode 5x03 Jughead was screened for the media.
I believe this is the episode where we will see Desmond and Penny have a baby boy and few really interesting new details were revealed
1) Jin is a series regular and we will see him
2) Nestor Carbonell (Alpert) is signed until the end of Season 6!!
3) We will learn the purpose of the 4-Toed statue, basically there for it's historical reference.
4) Another confirmation that we will see a bunch of Sawyer this season
Here is the live blog report from EW:
4:01 pm/EST: Team Darlton's in the house taking our questions!
(Episode 3 spoiler: Someone gives birth in the opening minutes!)
4:02 pm: We will be seeing a "lot more" of Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert) this season. Also, Nestor does not wear eyeliner on the show, Darlton insists! Stop the presses!!
4:07 pm: When Cane was axed, Darlton immediately stepped in and "secured [Nestor's] services" until the end of Season 6.
4:11 pm: Are they concerned that all the time travel this season will leave viewers, ahem, lost? "Time travel has been in the show's DNA from the beginning," says Lindelof. "The audience is prepared to go on that journey with us."
(Episode 3 spoiler: A male character poses this question to another male character: "I assume you've come back for the bomb.")
4:14 pm: "Sawyer has a lot to do this year," says Cuse. Adds Lindelof: "A lot of the focus was on the Oceanic Six last year... this year we tried to make up for lost time [with Sawyer]. Josh has been doing amazing work."
4:17 pm: "As we get deeper into the season," Cuse teases, "you're going to learn a lot more about the island's history."
(Episode 3 spoiler: A male character makes this shocking declaration: "Because I am in love with the woman sitting next to me.")
4:20 pm: The purpose of the four-toed statue is revealed: Cuse says it was there simply to illustrate the island's long and rich history.
4:22 pm: "If the first episode of Lost you see is the premiere of season 5," says Lindelof, "you most likely won't understand the majority of it."
4:24 pm: Lost currently has 14 series regulars, Lindelof reveals, adding that the rough economic climate has forced them to "kill off five" this season. (He's kidding! I think!)
(Episode 3 spoiler: Someone -- or something -- called Jughead plays a pivotal role.)
4:28 pm: Cuse confirms that "you'll definitely see Jin this season... He's a series regular."
4:29 pm: Although Claire has been benched this season, she will be back for season 6.
4:30 pm: Darlton chose to spread the last 48 episodes over three seasons, as opposed to just two. "That was our choice," he says. "We calculated how many episodes" it would take to adequately tell the story of Lost.
(Episode 3 spoiler: Someone says, "You're in my life now -- you and Charlie.")
4:31 pm: The session is brought to an end after only 25 minutes! Totally bogus! Just for that, I was going to bank this next episode 3 spoiler for Wednesday's Ask Ausiello, but I'm giving it to you guys now: At the end of the episode, a significant character dies. I think.
Ausiello from EW happened to be at the LOST TCA panel where Episode 5x03 Jughead was screened for the media.
I believe this is the episode where we will see Desmond and Penny have a baby boy and few really interesting new details were revealed
1) Jin is a series regular and we will see him
2) Nestor Carbonell (Alpert) is signed until the end of Season 6!!
3) We will learn the purpose of the 4-Toed statue, basically there for it's historical reference.
4) Another confirmation that we will see a bunch of Sawyer this season
Here is the live blog report from EW:
4:01 pm/EST: Team Darlton's in the house taking our questions!
(Episode 3 spoiler: Someone gives birth in the opening minutes!)
4:02 pm: We will be seeing a "lot more" of Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert) this season. Also, Nestor does not wear eyeliner on the show, Darlton insists! Stop the presses!!
4:07 pm: When Cane was axed, Darlton immediately stepped in and "secured [Nestor's] services" until the end of Season 6.
4:11 pm: Are they concerned that all the time travel this season will leave viewers, ahem, lost? "Time travel has been in the show's DNA from the beginning," says Lindelof. "The audience is prepared to go on that journey with us."
(Episode 3 spoiler: A male character poses this question to another male character: "I assume you've come back for the bomb.")
4:14 pm: "Sawyer has a lot to do this year," says Cuse. Adds Lindelof: "A lot of the focus was on the Oceanic Six last year... this year we tried to make up for lost time [with Sawyer]. Josh has been doing amazing work."
4:17 pm: "As we get deeper into the season," Cuse teases, "you're going to learn a lot more about the island's history."
(Episode 3 spoiler: A male character makes this shocking declaration: "Because I am in love with the woman sitting next to me.")
4:20 pm: The purpose of the four-toed statue is revealed: Cuse says it was there simply to illustrate the island's long and rich history.
4:22 pm: "If the first episode of Lost you see is the premiere of season 5," says Lindelof, "you most likely won't understand the majority of it."
4:24 pm: Lost currently has 14 series regulars, Lindelof reveals, adding that the rough economic climate has forced them to "kill off five" this season. (He's kidding! I think!)
(Episode 3 spoiler: Someone -- or something -- called Jughead plays a pivotal role.)
4:28 pm: Cuse confirms that "you'll definitely see Jin this season... He's a series regular."
4:29 pm: Although Claire has been benched this season, she will be back for season 6.
4:30 pm: Darlton chose to spread the last 48 episodes over three seasons, as opposed to just two. "That was our choice," he says. "We calculated how many episodes" it would take to adequately tell the story of Lost.
(Episode 3 spoiler: Someone says, "You're in my life now -- you and Charlie.")
4:31 pm: The session is brought to an end after only 25 minutes! Totally bogus! Just for that, I was going to bank this next episode 3 spoiler for Wednesday's Ask Ausiello, but I'm giving it to you guys now: At the end of the episode, a significant character dies. I think.
Nester Carbonell Confirmed for Nine Episodes
Hey All,Here is a little casting tidbit that we have not posted yet, but apparently during a recent interview LOST actor Nestor Carbonell confirmed that has been contracted to play Richard Alpert for nine episodes in Season 5.
You can view the whole interview at the following link:
Nestor Carbonell Interview with Notiemail
I love the ageless Alpert and can't wait to see more of his story this season. We have had several spoilers that Alpert will be in the first few episodes with Locke in the Jungle.
Thanks for stopping by. Namaste.
Latest TV Guide Scan
Hey All,
Here is the latest TV Guide scan which confirms that Charlotte will have a bigger role this season and that her story line will provide us with more history about Dharma!!
Additionally, Richard Alpert will begin revealing the mysteries of the island to Locke and that there is a huge twist!!
Thanks to Susan from DarkUFO for the scan.
(Click to Enlarge)
Here is the latest TV Guide scan which confirms that Charlotte will have a bigger role this season and that her story line will provide us with more history about Dharma!!
Additionally, Richard Alpert will begin revealing the mysteries of the island to Locke and that there is a huge twist!!
Thanks to Susan from DarkUFO for the scan.
(Click to Enlarge)
Carbonell Confirms that he is Returning to LOST
Nestor Carbonell who plays the seemingly ageless and potentially time-traveling Richard Alpert, confirmed in a recent interview about his role in the upcoming The Dark Knight, that he will be returning to LOST in August.
August is when production of Season 5 is supposed to begin filming so it seems some recent rumors of Carbonell being a Series regular for Season 5 may be true after all.
This is great news because I love his character and it seems like we will get some more answers about the island!!
Here are the details, thanks to Mitchell:
Latino Review has an interview with our favorite Dorian Gray himself, Nestor Carbonell aka Richard Alpert. In the interview, Nestor is asked what he has lined up, and he states, "I'm working on 'Lost' so I will be returning to that in August." So, fellow Losties, it would seem that, since production on Season 5 begins in August, our man may just be promoted to series regular (fingers crossed).
LatinoReview: What do you have coming up next after this?
Carbonell: I'm working on 'Lost' so I will be returning to that in August. I'm also current working, coincidently, on the Batman cartoon. This is called 'Batman: The Brave and the Bold'. It's the next Warner Brothers version of Batman, the cartoon.
Read Full Interview Here: Latino Review
August is when production of Season 5 is supposed to begin filming so it seems some recent rumors of Carbonell being a Series regular for Season 5 may be true after all.
This is great news because I love his character and it seems like we will get some more answers about the island!!
Here are the details, thanks to Mitchell:
Latino Review has an interview with our favorite Dorian Gray himself, Nestor Carbonell aka Richard Alpert. In the interview, Nestor is asked what he has lined up, and he states, "I'm working on 'Lost' so I will be returning to that in August." So, fellow Losties, it would seem that, since production on Season 5 begins in August, our man may just be promoted to series regular (fingers crossed).LatinoReview: What do you have coming up next after this?
Carbonell: I'm working on 'Lost' so I will be returning to that in August. I'm also current working, coincidently, on the Batman cartoon. This is called 'Batman: The Brave and the Bold'. It's the next Warner Brothers version of Batman, the cartoon.
Read Full Interview Here: Latino Review
Episode 4x11 - Alpert at Locke's Birth!?
Hey Losties,This is NOT another April Fools Day post, but we do have some really interesting spoilers today from our good friend Ryan@HawaiiBlog about today's LOST filming!!
The LOST crew was at what is known as the Waimano Home, where once again the crew was filming more hospital scenes. Yet, this time the LOST set was setup to look like the 1950s era!!
Ryan confirmed that the scene included a baby and a young Emily Locke, which does fit the casting call for episode 4x11!!
However, the real kicker was the appearance of a well dressed Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert) on set and after speaking with Ryan about Carbonell's appearance. He really feels that Carbonell was in full wardrobe as the "ageless" Alpert and not just visiting the set....!!There was no confirmation about Alpert being a part of this scene, but I agree with Ryan about him being so well dressed just to "visit" the set. Another interesting tidbit is that apparently Terry O' Quinn (Locke) is scheduled to be on set tomorrow!!
So what does it all mean you ask!? Yup, that is right Richard Alpert is at Locke's birth!? So was Alpert traveling through time under Ben's orders or perhaps with Locke back to his birth...!? Is Locke the chosen one and Alpert and the natives of the island knew this all before the crash even happened!? Could this be more evidence to the Set-Up Theories!?
BTW, this does confirm that this episode is indeed a Locke Centric Flashback.
What do you all think is happening!?
Here are the details:
LOST found its way deep in the forest above Pearl City today at the old Waimano Home complex. The area is known today mostly for great ridge and valley hiking, and the drab buildings — formerly a mental institution — now house offices for the state’s public safety and health departments. As it turns out, the drab, decrepit concrete structures were exactly the look “LOST” was going for. The scene being filmed takes place in a hospital maternity ward, but the mood seemed anything but joyous.Wardrobe seemed decidedly rooted in the 1950s, from the hospital staff to the dapperly dressed men and women scattered around the set. One of the main faces was familiar, the other was not. Nestor Carbonell (the much-missed Richard Alpert) was spotted, looking especially stylish in a suit. But the center of attention was a distraught woman in her 20s. I have no idea who the actress was, but her character’s name may ring a bell: Emily.
Emily who? Well, it would be one of the (real, not TV) nurses who would help connect the final dots, just mentioning offhand one of the babies on the set today. A baby whose adult incarnation was apparently expected to be on the scene tomorrow. And a baby whose mother we have seen before… just much, much older: Emily Locke. Yes, the very one who sold her son out, and who also spent some time in Santa Rosa.
Imagining the eerily ageless Richard Alpert off-island in the 1950s is amazing enough. But could it be that he was there for John Locke’s birth? The mind boggles.
With Paul Edwards in the director’s chair, my guess is that this is all for Episode
Source: HawaiiBlog
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