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    Justin Theroux Unveiled to Have Turned Down Offer to Star in 'Lost'

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    Co-creator Damon Lindelof reveals the ex-husband of Jennifer Aniston was one of the people he had in mind to portray Jack Shephard, which eventually went to Matthew Fox, on the survival series.

    Apr 16, 2021

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    Actor Justin Theroux declined a leading role in hit TV drama “Lost”, because he simply “wasn’t interested.”

    Co-creator Damon Lindelof reveals the “Mulholland Drive” star was one of the people he had in mind to portray spinal surgeon Jack Shephard on the survival series, but he politely turned down the opportunity – and the role eventually went to Matthew Fox.

    “Justin looking and sounding the way that he does, instantly the town [Hollywood bosses] decides, ‘We’re going to groom this guy to be the star of a Marvel movie,’ ” producer and screenwriter Lindelof told Esquire magazine as part of a Theroux cover story.

    “There’s a reason that you look at his filmography and there aren’t twenty-five movies and TV shows that he’s worked on. It isn’t for a lack of opportunity. It’s because he’s very selective about what he chooses to do.”

    He added, “When we were casting ‘Lost’, he was definitely on the Jack list. He wasn’t interested.”

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    Instead, Theroux decided to hone his writing skills and went on to release Hollywood satire “Tropic Thunder” – a move which came as a shock to Lindelof.

    “It was like, ‘Oh my God, Justin Theroux’s a comedy writer?’ ” he recalled.

    The two would eventually find the right opportunity to work together on another TV drama, “The Leftovers”, in 2014, although Lindelof wasn’t sure Theroux was quite right for the main part of Kevin Garvey.

    “I was like, ‘That guy is way too good-looking to pull it off,’ ” he remembered. “Then he came in and read, and I was like, ‘This guy is a very, very, very good actor, in spite of his good looks.’ ”

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      Daniel Dae Kim Confronted J.J. Abrams About Asian Stereotypes on 'Lost' Pilot

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      The ‘Hawaii Five-0’ actor opens up that he had issues with the way his character was portrayed on the very first episode of ‘Lost’ and complained to the creators.

      Apr 15, 2021

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      Actor Daniel Dae Kim confronted the creators of his hit show “Lost” after becoming concerned about the way his character played on Asian stereotypes.

      The star feared how his role as dominant husband Jin-Soo Kwon to his submissive onscreen wife Sun, played by Yunjin Kim, would be perceived by viewers if their characters didn’t evolve beyond the pilot episode in 2004 and took his complaints directly to creators J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, who assured Kim the parts would be fully developed.

      He said, “My greatest fear was that the pilot of Lost would air, but the series would not – because if you were to see the pilot as the totality of my character, you would have been left with that stereotype.”

      “While we were shooting, I remember sitting down with Damon Lindelof and J.J. Abrams and saying, ‘Guys, this character cannot progress in the same way.’ They basically said, ‘Trust us.’ I did, and it turned out for the best.”

      Despite his initial reservations, Daniel admitted he signed on for the show with the intention of “working within the system” to make positive changes.

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      He continued, “As an Asian actor, you’re just looking to get hired. It’s about working within the system to try and change it when you have the opportunity. The character grew to a place where I don’t think you’d call him a stereotype by the end.”

      The “Hawaii Five-0” star also opened up about the steps “Lost” bosses took to make sure the Korean dialogue, along with Kim’s accent, was perfect in the show.

      Kim told Vulture, “The way the dialogue was put together was they would write it in English and then I would go to someone in Hawaii and translate it together with that person. Then I would learn it in Korean.”

      “So it was the work of going through the translation process and then thinking about the Korean of it, the pronunciation, and then going back and thinking about the character and his mannerisms as a Korean person as opposed to an American person, which, obviously, I am. I think it would be obvious to most Koreans watching if I didn’t do that work.”

      “I don’t think you can question the positive effect Lost had on representation,” he added.

      “Lost” aired for six seasons until 2010.

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