Daniel Dae Kim in Hawaii 5-0

[Jan]

Found over on The Zocalo Today:

DANIEL DAE KIM IN HAWAII FIVE-O
According to the Hollywood Reporter, LOST's (CRUSADE's Lt. Matheson) Daniel Dae Kim is staying in Hawaii with a lead role on CBS' HAWAII FIVE-0 remake.
In CBS' updated take on the classic cop series, from CBS Studios, Kim will play Detective Chin Ho Kelly, a role played in the original series by Kam Fong.
The part of Detective Steve McGarrett has not yet been cast, though "Moonlight" star Alex O'Loughlin continues to be in talks for it.
The new "Hawaii Five-0" hails from hot feature writers and "Fringe" co-creators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and "CSI: NY" executive producer/co-showrunner Peter Lenkov.
Kim, who played Jin Kwon on "Lost" for its six-season run, is the first actor from the show's core cast to book a new series project this pilot season as the ABC mystery drama heads to its May finale.

Glad to see he's doing well!

Jan

[vakie]

Technically "this pilot season" is correct, but what about Dominic Monaghan already in FlashForward and Elizabeth Mitchell in V? Ian Somerhalder in The Vampire Diaries? Or is the definition of core cast very strict? Or why does it matter that he would be the first?

I know, I know, just nitpicking, being silly..

[JasonDavis]

Glad to see he's doing well!

I'm glad for Daniel, but sad for the American public, which will soon be presented with yet another regurgitation prior success instead of something new and interesting.