Matthew Fox Net

Fred Topel: Now that the strike is over and you can shoot a few more episodes of Lost, what is the feeling on the set?

Matthew Fox: Panic. [Laughs] No, it’s been chaotic, as it always is this time of year for us. I mean, we’re doing many shows. I think we’re shooting three episodes simultaneously, so it’s anywhere between two and three units working at the same time. Going back and forth between them and shooting things very out of sequence, which you always do, but like when you’re covering three episodes, it’s a lot. But it’s great. It’s really great.

Fred Topel: With only a few episodes left, is there still time to really forward the story?

Matthew Fox: Oh, yeah. You won’t believe what happens in the next five episodes. The show is building to its climax of the year and a lot of things are happening and it’s big and it’s going to be good. I think it’s been a good year for us. The strike, obviously, was difficult, just because we were really on a roll through [episode] eight, then we took this break. But I think everybody was really excited to get back to it.

Fred Topel: Is doing the flash forward stuff very different for you?

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Watch the promo for the next episode of LOST (a JACK episode!) 4×10: Something Nice Back Home:

Matthew Fox, who plays Racer X in the upcoming “Speed Racer” film, was really excited to jump into the role based on the classic animated series. When he first met the directors, Larry and Andy Wachowski, “They were basically warning me,” Fox told CBR News. “This [costume’s] going to be really intense. It’s going to be leather. It’s going to be hot. You’re going to do action sequences in it and you’re not going to have any use of your eyes as an actor. Are you worried about that?”

Fox’s response: “I’m not worried about it. I’m so fired up for the challenge.”

The actor’s initial interest in the project came from the Wachowskis themselves, but in meeting with them he learned the filmmakers wanted to make “a movie their nephews and nieces could see,” in contrast to their R-rated “The Matrix” trilogy.

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Entertainment Tonight did two stories on Speed Racer this week and last. The photos are here and you can watch a clip below.