Matthew Fox’s Reprieve from Lost?

So why is it that while Matthew Fox‘s co-stars are off filming Lost in Hawaii, he is here in the 48 contiguous shooting SNL and hanging out in my hometown on Boston? Could it have something to do with the rumors that are running rampant that Jack is going to be going the way of Boone, Shannon, Eko and other (not The Others, just others…oh forget it it)?

Last night Fox was in Boston promoting his new movie We Are Marshall, and the Boston Herald’s Sean McCarthy got an exclusive interview with the good Dr. himself. Here’s a little excerpt from their convo:

On when he heads back to Hawaii….
FOX: “Actually the show is shooting. I can’t tell you why, but I have had a little reprieve from the show. I hear there’s rumors out there that I’ve been killed off the show. Which I love that. I love the fact that anytime, they’ll take the tiniest little kernel of, Matthew Fox shows up in New York and ‘He’s been killed off Lost!’

On ABC’s decision to have a “fall finale” with no new eps until February….
FOX: “I think it gives the audience more traction. I mean, yeah, I think the audience was a little bummed when they saw that sixth episode and they were like (hearing the voiceover) ‘The show won’t be back until February.’ I think they were a little upset about that. But I think when they realize that the tradeoff is, when the show is on, they get a new episode every week. And they’re not going to have to do that thing they did last year, which was ‘We get one and then we wait two weeks. Oh my God, there was a new one on last night? I didn’t even know!’ You know, that whole thing. So I think it gives the show a lot more traction and momentum. I think it was a good choice by (ABC Entertainment President) Steve McPherson.”

For more from Matthew Fox and what we can expect from Lost when it returns in February, click here.