The Latest "Lost" News Plus More Movie Casting

With two Lost-free weeks down and ten to go, here's some news on upcoming episodes. "TV Guide" reports that in a Hurley flashback in February, his father will be played by Cheech Marin of Cheech and Chong fame. This week's "Entertainment Weekly" has a article where horror writer and "Lost" fan Stephen King discusses the show with its creators. A sidebar article includes clues to the remaining episodes:

• We'll learn why got Jack got his tatoos, more about Locke's accident that put him in a wheelchair, and Desmond's ability to see the future, which one of the producers says factors "big time" into the balance of this season.
• The February 7 episode is about Juliet.
• There will be more to story of the hatch implosion after Desmond turned the key.
• When asked if Kate and Sawyer will escape from the Others island, one of the producers reminded that The Others do have a submarine.
• As for who Jacob is and why Jack was not on his list, the producer noted that character names on the show are not assigned without a reason. Is this a reference to the Biblical Jacob?

Okay, those are the facts I know. Now on to the fiction. The cast of "Lost - The Movie" expands this week with Claire, Charlie, and Shannon.

For the movie: Gwyneth Paltrow (an American doing an Australian accent), Heath Ledger (an Australian doing a British accent), and Paris Hilton (hopefully not having to speak too many big words).