According to Kreuk, there was no need for her to return via TVLine. After years of Clark keeping his powers and Kryptonian heritage a secret from Lana , he finally told her the whole truth in the season 6 finale. For many, it would have been interesting to see their new dynamic last longer, even though the knowledge that Clark would end up with Lois made a breakup feel inevitable from the beginning.
He has a degree in journalism from the University of Montevallo, and is the author of the psychological thriller and time travel novel, "A Man Against the World. His favorite actors are Tyrone Power and Eleanor Parker. Adds Rosenbaum: "It's called Smallville — if you involve Superman, then it just takes you out of Smallville. Viewers certainly didn't have any complaints about Clark not suiting up as Superman until the final scene of the series finale. Along with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dawson's Creek , Smallville became one of the WB's defining teen shows, and its loyal audience followed along when it made the jump to the CW in For that crowd, Welling was Superman, even if he didn't have the "S" shield on his chest.
And Warner Bros. In the early s, the studio was still struggling with how to bring Superman back to the big screen for the first time since Reeve hung up the cape following 's Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Abrams's Superman: Flyby and George Miller's Justice League: Mortal — were developed and abandoned as the feature film franchise languished. Even Reeve saw Welling as his heir: The beloved actor guest starred on two episodes of Smallville prior to his death in Asked whether Warner Bros.
But they were never like, 'Do you want to do it? Meanwhile, Smallville continued to soar, especially as the creators moved away from the "monster of the week" installments that defined the show's first season in favor of serialized, character-centric storylines. That change in creative direction benefitted Kreuk in particular. Early on, Lana was primarily defined by her relationships to the male characters on the show — including Clark, Lex and her Season 1 boyfriend, Whitney Eric Johnson. But the character evolved along with the show, with Lana gaining her own agency and, eventually, her own powers.
Kreuk says that she didn't personally lobby for Lana's transformation. There's only so much you can do with the character if her only role is to facilitate stories with the other male characters on the show. If you can't find something that motivates and drives that person on their own, it all crumbles. And as I became more comfortable as an actor, I think there was more for them to play with as well. While Clark pined for Lana, viewers at home rooted for another romance.
Smallville fans saw sparks flying between Rosenbaum's Lex and Welling's Clark from their first meeting in the pilot, where the Teen of Steel saves young Luthor from a watery grave. I was so claustrophobic I'd swim up to the surface. I would just sit there [thinking], it's my first show, and I'm blowing it. Rosebaum credits Welling with helping him through the scene, cementing a bond between the two actors that endures to this day.
That sequence also launched the Smallville power couple known as Clex — the internet-friendly name for the widely 'shipped love story between Clark and Lex. During my time, I never experienced any illegal or nefarious activity.
I am horrified and disgusted by what has come out about DOS. I hope that the investigation leads to justice for all of those affected.
Shop Elle. United States. To coincide with the Superman series' 20th anniversary, the Clark Kent actor was asked to look back on the "wildest rumours" about the spin-off he's heard throughout the years, to which he admitted that the only ones that have stuck with him are the ones that claimed the cast didn't all get along.
It was never like that. Like, nobody ever quit," Welling told TV Line. Related: Smallville star Tom Welling responds to whether he would play Superman again. Some of the rumours I hear about people wanting to 'quit'
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