New Sayid on the set of LOST!

Oh, don't get your knickers in a knot! Naveen Andrews isn't leaving Lost. However, if my hunch is correct, in this season's 10th episode -- a Sayid-centric outing that starts shooting later this week -- a new actor will be playing his part.

"Whatchutalkinbout', Willis?" you say?

Follow along now: A casting call has gone out for the roles of a father and his 12- and 8-year-old sons, all of whom, I'm told, will have to be fluent in Arabic. So wouldn't a logical assumption be that the hotheaded dad is Sayid's pop and the older boy, a sensitive type who's painfully aware that he lets down his formidable paterfamilias, is the future assassin himself?

That's what I thought, too! The hour promises to be a real crusher, with Dad teaching his elder son the kind of lesson in manhood that I suspect inflicts lifelong emotional scars.

Are you ready for Sayid's untold story to be told? Or are you afraid that it will be so intense, it'll qualify as must-wince TV? Comment away below! (Additional reporting by Andy Patrick)

Scoop: 'Lost' casting a new Sayid! Ausiello Files EW.com

More Casting News and Mr. Friendly on Burn Notice - Spoliserish

Source: Casting Scoops: 'Lost' Villain on 'Notice,' - Ausiello Files EW.com:

"Someone alert the fire marshal, 'cause I think Lost's fifth season
premiere is rapidly approaching capacity. Team Darlton is adding two more guest
stars to 5.01. First there's Darlene, a bored clerk who hates her lame-ass job
and looks for any burst of excitement to get through her day. She'll be joined
by Jill, a highly confident and tough-as-nails butcher. What's up, Doc Jensen?
'Dude, Darlene sounds like 'Dharma Initiative recruit circa hippie-era
seventies' to me. And Jill could be the lunch counter lady that serves the
good-for-you organic slop in the Dharma mess hall.' Um, no offense Doc, but that
much was obvious.

Speaking of Lost, Burn Notice is currently shooting an episode to air early
next year that features M.C. Gainey (Mr. Friendly) in a sure-to-be-sinister
role."

Lawyer Coming to LOST - Spoilerish

Source: Casting Scoops: 'Lost' Finds New Villain Ausiello Files EW.com

Lost is on the prowl for an actor to play Dan, a high-priced attorney who
can be friendly, but has a "real menace lurking below the surface." Paging Doc
Jensen.... "Of course, Dan is yet another Biblical name -- Dan being another one
of Jacob's sons. (Also see: Benjamin.) According to Wikipedia, he was the one
who hated Joseph so much he conspired to have him thrown into a pit, then
smeared blood on Joseph's robes to convince Father Jacob that wild animals
killed him. My hunch is that Dan is a minion in the employ of Charles Widmore,
someone who executes a lot of his dirty work -- like, say, working with Libby to
further manipulate Desmond into that yacht race. Remember when Sun and Widmore
seemed to strike some kind of ominous alliance in the season finale? "Dan" will
serve as Widmore's liaison with Sun." Thanks, Doc! You took the words right out
of my mouth! (Additional reporting by Lynette Rice)