Casting call for new recurring character on Lost – (EDIT: The role is cast! Details inside.)

Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof are looking to recruit another new player to the cast of Lost for the upcoming final season. (Minor character spoilers and speculation…)

The description of the character is thus.

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.

Sounds like it could be an interesting character for one big reason. Does the mention of “foreign corporation” put anyone in mind of the Hanso Foundation, the company that funded the Dharma Initiative’s research on the island? Hanso is the one big faction that hasn’t been shown in the foreground of the action yet, even though the name has been bouncing around the Lost fandom since S2 introduced us to the Dharma Initative via the Swan Orientation video. Charles Widmore said last season that a “war” is coming, and it’s been clear for a while that a lot of people have a major interest in the island.

If S6 sees the Hanso Foundation step up in the action, I’d be very happy.

EDIT: Well, we didn’t have to wait long! The role has gone to John Hawkes, who’s probably best known as Sol from Deadwood, but who I recognised from the Miranda July movie Me and You and Everyone We Know. He’s certainly get the scruffy, edgy feel that the casting call described, and I can see him being a very good fit on the show. Once again, the Lost team prove that they’re great at casting.