Strange but true! Matthew Fox was not the first choice of the Lost series creators. The latter had originally considered hiring a movie star to lend Jack his facial features, but she categorically rejected the role.
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Before he devoted himself primarily to cinema, director JJ Abrams enjoyed great success on television with “Lost”. Available on Prime VideoThis series – a mix of action, drama and adventure – follows the survivors of the Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 plane crash between Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles, USA. The plane crashed on a mysterious island somewhere in the South Pacific. Among the survivors, Jack Shepard, a charismatic neurosurgeon, may have been played by a movie star.
Michael Keaton: This reason led the actor to leave the role of Jack in “Lost”.
Before they found the rare gem in the person of Matthew Fox, JJ Abrams, Jeffrey Lieber and Damon Lindelofthe creators of Lostrelied on Michael Keaton, previously seen in the film Flash, played Doctor Jack Shepard. Before the script for the pilot episode was completed, JJ Abrams offered the Beetlejuice star the lead role. Back in the first version of the pilot LostJack’s character was supposed to die at the end of this episode. An idea that broadcaster ABC simply rejected. Given this turnaround, Michael Keaton left the project. He didn’t want to commit to multiple seasons and gave his place to Matthew Fox, who the audience knew from the series Life at Five.
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For six seasons, Matthew Fox brilliantly played the role of Doctor Jack Shepard, the “leader” of the plane crash survivors. A role that also earned him nominations for the 2006 Golden Globes and the 2010 Emmy Awards. But after six years of broadcasting, the series was canceled by ABC. After Lost, the 57-year-old actor appeared in a few film productions before leaving Hollywood to devote himself to his family life. After years of absence, Matthew Fox returned in the dystopian miniseries Last Light, which aired on Prime Video in France.
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