'Lost' producers promise closure -- and no movies

By Rick Porter

July 6, 2009 2:38 PM

The men responsible for seeing "Lost" through to the end of its run say the show's finale will be its finale in all forms of media.

Speaking at a BAFTA event in London, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse promised that the show will end by answering as many questions as possible. Lindelof also said he doesn't want to extend the story in a movie, comic books or anywhere else.

"We won't be vague and ambiguous --- there will be a lot of answers," Lindelof said, according to the U.K.'s Broadcast magazine. "We feel that if we hold anything back in the final season, it would be bad. Everyone's come this far, and they want a conclusion to the story. We have no plans to continue the story of 'Lost' beyond [season] six. My wife says 'never say never.' I say 'never.'"

Production on the final season of "Lost" begins in August; Cuse, Lindelof and their fellow writers head back to work next week. The two showrunners were typically tight-lipped about the course of events in season six, though Cuse did let a couple of things slip.

For starters, he said, the final season will feel "more like [season] one. There's a circularity to the show." He also teased that the smoke monster will become "an interesting character in and of itself."

Lindelof reiterated that fans wouldn't be left with any kind of cliffhanger during the series finale, but he acknowledged that not everyone will be happy with the ending. "Bittersweet comes with the territory," he said. "The ending we're aspiring to is fair."

ABC hasn't set a premiere date for the final season of "Lost" yet, but it's expected back in its usual midseason spot in early 2010.

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I say ABC ought to give the Lost producers as much money and as many damn episodes as they need to tell the story they want and fully complete the show. If that number is 20, then so be it.

The last season of Lost should be epic.

Michael | July 6, 2009 3:32 PM

More like season one? A circularity to the show?

Sounds like a convenient way to hit the reset button, start everything all over, and skip explaining all that puzzling stuff that happened in between.

Ruh Roh | July 6, 2009 4:22 PM

i read the ending of lost... it sucks :(

gobblegobble | July 6, 2009 5:32 PM

lol. gobblegobble is either Darlton or Matthew Fox...or God.

griffey | July 6, 2009 7:16 PM

I am confused. I thought in previous interviews they said they had always planned on moving lost to the big screen. Now no movies???

SteelerDG | July 6, 2009 10:19 PM

the end is already bittersweat because it's just that.... the end.

i have every faith in the producers and writers of the show to make an amazing end to the best hour of drama ever to grace our tv's.

i can't wait to see what unfolds.

heath | July 6, 2009 10:23 PM

SteelerDG,

They have actually been against the idea of a LOST movie for as long as I've been following the show. Basically, the producers don't think it would be fair to have the fans follow the show for 6 years, then say "Now you want to see how it ends? Shell out $9 for a movie ticket to find out."

And I have to say, I agree with them. The series finale will almost definitely be it for the story of LOST.

BC | July 7, 2009 7:42 AM