JJ Abrams has quashed rumours that he will be directing Lost’s season six finale in 2010. Despite co-creating the series with Damon Lindelof and Jeffrey Lieber, Abrams’s involvement in the show since season two has largely been in the executive producing capacity. As reported by Screen Rant, Abrams had this to say to when interviewed by Time:

As Lost’s season five finale looms, Michael Emerson, who plays Ben Linus in the show, had plenty to say to E! Online regarding this weekend’s two-hour special.

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Lost star and former hobbit Dominic Monaghan and model turned actor Daniel Henney have joined the cast of Gavin Hood’s in-production X-Men Origins: Wolverine