Call me crazy, but in today's economy, I don't think anyone can be picky when it comes to getting a job.
Unless you're Matthew Fox.
According to various reports, the Lost star claims that when the sci-fi drama finally ends, it'll be the last TV show he ever does. Part of me doesn't blame him. He spent six years on Party of Five, another year trying to make something out of nothing on the abysmally bad UPN (remember them?) drama Haunted, and it'll be five more years notched for him once Lost ends.
So what does he want to do instead? You guessed it, the old standby: focus on his movie career. Um... what movie career? Has he ever watched Vantage Point? Did he sit through Speed Racer? OK, so We Are Marshall was pretty good... but that's it. His TV track record speaks much higher of him than his cinematic resumé does, so why the desire to completely snub the whole medium? Something tells me his tune will change when Lost ends and he isn't getting the phone call about his dream job - a Steve McQueen biopic. How about a Wanted: Dead or Alive remake instead?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
3-18-2009 @ 7:24AM
Jimmy said...
Vantage Point was one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
Good luck with that movie career, Matthew!
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3-18-2009 @ 7:24AM
CParis said...
Unless he has plans to help starving children in Africa or build houses for Habitat for Humanity when he's done with "Lost" - who cares?
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3-18-2009 @ 7:24AM
Cam said...
Speed Racer wasn't THAT bad. It was a bit too long, yes, and it was a bit of an acid trip, yes, but it was also mis marketed. If you went into that movie expected a fun action family movie, that's exactly what you got. Everyone I know who saw it loved it, it just unfortunately got slammed by critics because they were expecting something else, and because of that, no one went to see it.
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3-18-2009 @ 7:25AM
SImpression said...
"it'll be five more years notched for him once Lost ends."
Er, wouldn't it be six?
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3-18-2009 @ 7:25AM
Butters said...
I believe it would be six seasons but slightly less than six years once the last episode airs in May 2010 (if current estimates are correct). So I guess "five more years" would be about right.
3-18-2009 @ 7:25AM
Andy Grey said...
6 years on lost, mate
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3-18-2009 @ 7:25AM
Modwild said...
I just rewatched Haunted and really enjoyed it. So there. ;-)
Eh - maybe he's saved his money and doesn't need to work. People always say they're leaving movies, but television (especially cable) programming has been getting much better reviews than most of the movie drivel out there, so if he wants to continue to act and improve his craft, he'll reconsider.
A crapload of movie stars are currently on TV...its becoming the better medium. In the heap of reality, some good stuff is really coming out. Sally Field, Christian Slater, Jonathan Rhys-Myers...lots of movie actors are trying television. Why would he count it out?
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3-23-2009 @ 6:32PM
RJN said...
It is kind of sad, really. While Matthew is not my favorite character on Lost, I do think he does a good job. I hope what ever he does after Lost will be good.
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3-18-2009 @ 7:26AM
Nicole said...
He's already got a movie lined up for after Lost. The people at Warner Bros are still high on him even after Speed Racer tanked at the box office. I think he'll be fine. From the comments he's made before on this subject, it sounds like he'd rather stop acting altogether if the movie career doesn't work out because of how much time doing a television series takes out of his life. I think that's understandable when he's got two kids and a wife at home.
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3-18-2009 @ 7:26AM
Zach said...
After a few years he'll be back to TV just like how Sarah Michelle Gellar is.
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3-18-2009 @ 7:26AM
naf said...
Your all crazy. Matthew Fox was awesome in Speed Racer. I loved the film, but I can understand why some might be put off by it, but even after that I can't see how anyone could say that Matthew Fox was anything less than awesome in that film.
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3-18-2009 @ 7:26AM
Franklin said...
When Matthew Fox first came on the scene (way back in the days of Party of Five), I figured he could possibly replace Tom Cruise in the movies. Now that Tommy is sort of nuts and has a bad rep with the moviegoing public, perhaps Fox has a chance at taking on the movie roles that might have originally gone to Cruise.
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3-18-2009 @ 7:26AM
Tracey said...
You're joking right Franklin?
3-18-2009 @ 7:26AM
Logan said...
Methinks the writer of this post has never seen Haunted, and simply assumed it was bad because it was quickly canceled by UPN.
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3-18-2009 @ 10:18AM
Jason said...
This article's argument is invalid. He doesn't have a strong movie career, so he wants to focus on it when he's done with Lost. Where's the debate? What's wrong with that statement? Nothing.
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3-18-2009 @ 10:18AM
John Howard said...
How can anyone argue with this strategy after it worked out so well for David Caruso?
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3-18-2009 @ 11:55AM
Brian said...
Comparing Mathew Fox to a hack of an actor in David Caruso is just wrong.
Mathew Fox has more talent than Caruso ever had.
3-18-2009 @ 1:37PM
James said...
@Jason -
Exactly. Taking a half a sound-bite and blowing it up into some personal celebrity critique seems to be the norm these days. (At least you didn't distort the headline like so many others do.) Fox isn't quitting in the middle of a series, putting on airs about movies vs. TV, or stroking his ego. He's talked before about how much a television show takes out of you, and how long it takes you away from your home and family.
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3-19-2009 @ 5:30PM
cp said...
testy testy why wouldn't one want to use their visibility and household name status to move up in the industry? he also has a family, maybe the schedule for tv shows is too rough on them. also, it may be hard to get out of the jack stereotype on a new show. who knows but why bash the guy for it?
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3-20-2009 @ 10:41AM
tivius said...
He was a thrill to watch as Racer X in SPEED RACER - which was a great movie, critics be damned. Summer flicks are supposed to light fun and full of Ohh Ahh, which it achieved quite nicely.
Matthew's role in that film was one of the trickier ones to nail, without coming off as too campy. My family and I thought he did pulled it off exceptionally.
Good luck with your movie career, Matt!!
We think you have what it takes to be the next big leading man.
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