Lost casting scoopage

Entertainment Weekly's Ausellio had this news about a Lost casting call:

Lost has put out a casting call for the role of Captain Bird, a charismatic and intelligent ex-military man in his 40s or 50s who is concerned about the safety of his crew. He'll appear in this season's 15th episode as well as the finale. Also being sought are actors to play Young Jeff, a 10-year-old with a Southern accent and a deep anger that hides great pain, and Doug a strong and authoritative Southern gent in his 40s who is forced to deliver bad news to his buddy. Paging Doc Jensen for instanalysis...

Could Young Jeff actually be a Young Sawyer?

Casting News: Jack's grandfather

Sometime in episode seven, we'll meet Jack's grandfather, reporters Entertainment Weekly's Michael Auselio.

"He'll be played by Raymond Berry who's probably best known for his role as Tom Cruise's dad in Born on the Fourth of July."

Casting for season five

Michael Ausiellio and Doc Jensen at Entertainment Weekly have some tidbits and speculation about roles that will be cast for season five:

Ausiellio: Phil's an ogre who works in corporate security, Jerry's his party-boy colleague, and the doctor is, um, a hippieish doctor who finds himself in a sitch for which no internship could've prepared him.

Doc Jensen's says: "Phil and Jerry work in 'corporate security,' huh? And the doctor is 'hippieish'? My guess: Flashback to the Purge. Phil and Jerry are Dharma footsoldiers, charged with protecting the weird science enclave from 'the hostiles'/'the Others.' Of course, we know they will fail miserably, as Turncoat Ben helped gas the village. Perhaps the 'situation outside of his medical experience' that the doctor finds himself in is racing against time to save his fellow peeps from exposure to the gas."

Will we soon learn more about Lance Reddick's character?

Will we soon learn more about Lance Reddick's character on Lost? He visited Hurley in the assylum but was also an orderly at the hospital where Locke recouperated.

"My Lost mole reports that Lance Reddick (a.k.a. corporate recruiter Matthew Abaddon, as well as Fringe's Phillip Broyles) was just spotted in Hawaii shooting what I assume is episode 5.6," reports Michael Ausellio at Entertainment Weekly.

Also: "Meanwhile, the show is casting the likely recurring role of Hal, a white dude in his 70s who can still fight the establishment and win. Team Darlton is also on the prowl for an actor to play Mike, a thirtysomething scientist who's on the brink of something big. An authentic Czech accent is required."